Facebook, the new Opium of the Masses
In the war on disinformation, the enemy can be hard to determine. Journalists, politicians, governments, and even grandparents have been accused of enabling the...
Treating interconnected crises
BILL EMMOTT
Those who are disappointed by the inconclusive outcomes of the COP26 climate-change meeting, US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping’s recent...
Second Chance for Global Development
Second chances are not common in this world, but one is arriving now. The scope and scale of government support for businesses and workers...
The Bitcoin Fountainhead
With the price of Bitcoin reaching new highs, and El Salvador and Cuba deciding to accept it as legal tender, cryptocurrencies are here to...
What Difference Did 9/11 Make?
The terrorist attacks of 11 September, 2001, were a horrific shock. Images of trapped victims leaping from the Twin Towers are indelible, and the...
Making Vaccinations Compulsory
I am writing from Victoria, the Australian state that became, in 1970, the first jurisdiction in the world to make it compulsory to wear...
America’s Withdrawal of Choice
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has fled the country. His government has collapsed as Taliban fighters enter Kabul. Bringing back memories of the ignominious fall...
A Climate Agenda for the G20
Late last year, at their summit in Riyadh, G20 leaders identified climate change as one of the most pressing challenges of the twenty-first century....
Twenty Years Of The SCO: Cooperation For Stability And Prosperity
EMOMALI RAHMON
President of the Republic of Tajikistan
Chairman of the Council of Heads of the SCO Member States in 2021
Since the early days of gaining...
Leveling Up Is Hard to Do
One of the economic challenges facing all Western governments in these uniquely testing times is how to redress geographic inequalities that have emerged over...