Globalization

Can the UN climate summit be successful without the leaders of the world's biggest polluters?

Globalization TA | AP Insight - November 6, 2025.

World leaders descending on the United Nations annual climate summit in Brazil on Thursday will not need to see much more than the view from...

Net-zero without obligation – The new reality of the global financial order

Globalization Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - October 30, 2025.

The decision by the Net Zero Asset Managers (NZAM) coalition to remove the mandatory "zero emissions by 2050" clause may appear to be a technical...

GTO instead of WTO - New multilateral trade organization without the US

Economy Anne O. Krueger - October 28, 2025.

Since January, the world has watched in shock as US President Donald Trump’s administration has undermined every pillar of the economic order that the United...

In order to survive, civilization must learn from historical precedents

Globalization Jacques Attali - October 26, 2025.

Every generation believes that it is living in an unprecedented era with unique challenges. But time and again, the same patterns and motivations have weakened...

A 'hidden tsunami' – millions of tons of e-waste wash over developing countries in Southeast Asia

Globalization TA | AP Insight - October 22, 2025.

Millions of tons of discarded electronics from the United States are being shipped overseas, much of it to developing countries in Southeast Asia unprepared to...

Crime as infrastructure – the case of Cambodia

Globalization Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - October 20, 2025.

Cambodia has become the centre of a new type of organised crime. In a country that until recently was known for its textile facilities and...

Rich countries ‘profiteering’ from climate change finance

Globalization Sharmila Devi - October 17, 2025.

One of the unintended consequences of climate financing – meant to help the transition to green fuels and respond to extreme weather – is the...

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