Globalization

Anti-migrant push thrives while falling birth rates threaten economic horizons

Globalization Sharmila Devi - January 17, 2025.

Greece’s fertility rate is among Europe’s lowest at 1.3 babies per woman and well below the 2.1 population replacement level. But too few people see...

Fight against disinformation dealt a blow as risks pile up

Globalization Sharmila Devi - January 3, 2025.

The fight against disinformation has been dealt a blow with the shuttering of the US Global Engagement Centre (GEC), which tracks foreign propaganda but failed...

Will world unite to stop sexual violence against women?

Globalization Sharmila Devi - December 27, 2024.

Rights activists are hoping a new era will dawn after the horrifying French rape case of Gisèle Pelicot, whose husband Dominique was given a maximum...

Trade deals, anti-globalisation and protectionism – a storm on the horizon

Globalization Ferry Biedermann - December 19, 2024.

Globalisation and its discontents are slated to be back on the agenda the coming years as the world grapples with an explosive mixture of attempts...

UN says world is on fire but forced to cut humanitarian appeal

Globalization Sharmila Devi - December 13, 2024.

UN chiefs say the “world is on fire” but it has only requested $47 billion to deliver aid in 2025, slightly less than it requested...

China and Trump—the biggest enigmas for the future of financing the fight against climate change

Globalization Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - November 24, 2024.

The majority of developing economies are dissatisfied with the agreed (despite considerable challenges) amount of money for the global financing of their fight against climate...

Scientists urged to pre-empt Trump administration to defend their work  

Globalization Sharmila Devi - November 22, 2024.

There was a 20 per cent global increase in cases of measles last year, driven by inadequate immunisation and killing an estimated 107,500 people, the...

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