Globalization

The ocean cannot wait - COP30 must deliver

Globalization John F. Kerry - June 19, 2025.

As the sun sets on the third United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice, there is much to celebrate, but also much unfinished business for the...

The trade world has an opportunity to reposition itself

Globalization Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala - June 16, 2025.

Global trade is facing its biggest test since World War II. Far-reaching tariffs introduced by the United States in early April – many of which...

Geoeconomic tools can be used only once

Globalization Daniel Gros - June 12, 2025.

A few years ago, there was an overarching global consensus on trade: the freer, the better. Only nerdy economists spent much time agonizing over the...

Minimizing harm—the first step in rebuilding an aid consensus

Globalization Kevin Watkins - June 9, 2025.

In 2015, the United Kingdom’s then-prime minister, David Cameron, stood before the United Nations General Assembly and challenged other donor countries to follow the UK’s...

Will private geoengineering lead to political conflicts?

Globalization The Editorial Board - June 4, 2025.

Private companies are starting to change the way we think about climate solutions. The focus has shifted from government programmes and international initiatives to the...

America is not immune to another COVID-style calamity

Globalization Gordon Brown - May 30, 2025.

While the COVID-19 pandemic is firmly in the past for many Americans, US households continue to bear the costs of infectious-disease outbreaks. A few months ago,...

Globalisation is in danger of breaking down – where is the IMF?

Globalization Desmond Lachman - May 24, 2025.

According to the International Monetary Fund’s Articles of Agreement, the Fund’s main purpose is to facilitate the balanced growth of international trade and thereby promote...

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