Globalization

What sort of aid system will emerge from the current retrenchment?

Globalization Nancy Qian - August 6, 2026.

Foreign aid is shrinking, but it is not disappearing. Even after the sharpest annual decline on record, OECD donors still provided $174.3 billion in assistance...

Climateflation – “The end of cheap food”?

Globalization Ferry Biedermann - August 6, 2026.

A perfect storm is shaping up for the world’s food supply, with summer heatwaves, a looming record El Niño and ongoing disruptions due to conflict...

HIV rates may rise in the wake of cuts and political pressures

Globalization Sharmila Devi - July 31, 2026.

The world has the knowledge and the science to fulfil the UN goal of eradicating Aids as a public health threat by the end of...

The West should rethink how it engages with the BRICS+

Globalization Jim O'Neill - July 21, 2026.

I recently launched a new policy platform (with Gemma Cheng’er Deng) to promote closer cooperation between the West and the BRICS+ group (Brazil, Russia, India,...

Pax Americana 2.0: which networks will shape the global order by 2050

Globalization Kerem Alkin - July 19, 2026.

The international order is not collapsing. It is being reorganised. The United States still holds unmatched military, financial and technological advantages. Yet the strategic environment that...

AI governance - striking the balance between innovation and safety

Globalization Ana Palacio - July 14, 2026.

One way to represent the AI age is with a steep curve and a gradual slope. The curve rises almost vertically: models rapidly grow cheaper,...

Chinese mercantilism has been more globally consequential than any other economic shock

Globalization Arvind Subramanian - July 13, 2026.

In the long sweep of history, China’s economic performance over the past 50 years will obviously stand out for the sheer scale and pace of...

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