Globalization

Africa faces ebola and hantavirus with empty budgets and reduced international aid

Globalization TA | AP Insight - May 18, 2026.

A new and deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda is the latest health emergency forcing African governments to break free of dependency on global...

Will there be more trust in science and governments regarding hantavirus than during COVID?

Globalization TA | AP Insight - May 14, 2026.

The lingering impact of COVID-19, a few years out from the declaration that the pandemic was over, is scattered across how we live today —...

Central-bank purchases and repatriation of gold are a symptom of deglobalization

Globalization Barry Eichengreen - May 11, 2026.

Gold may be a “barbarous relic,” as John Maynard Keynes once observed, but it remains the relic of choice among central banks. Emerging-market central banks have...

How to mitigate the risks of AI-driven attacks?

Globalization Ngaire Woods - May 3, 2026.

It has long been clear that slow-moving governments are not keeping pace with rapid AI progress. But Anthropic’s announcement that its new Claude Mythos Preview model...

The hidden chokepoints threatening the global economy

Globalization Diane Coyle - April 28, 2026.

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz is just the latest in a series of major supply shocks the global economy has experienced since 2020. Yet...

Coalitions of countries willing to move faster on phasing out fossil fuels are being established

Globalization TA | AP Insight - April 24, 2026.

Against a backdrop of rising global tensions and energy market instability, governments from around 50 countries will gather Friday in Colombia’s Caribbean city of Santa...

How can the disorderly fragmentation of the global economy be opposed?

Globalization Mohamed A. El-Erian - April 19, 2026.

An uncomfortable reality is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore. The global economy is in a period of “more frequent and violent shocks,” as Nobel laureate...

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