Odysseas Konstantinakos, European University Institute The world has never had more data, more models, or more economists. It has rarely felt more out of control. Uncertainty, not risk, has become the defining condition of our era. Central bankers invoke it. Political leaders use it to defer decisions and justify extraordinary decisions. Academics are
Danny Bradlow, University of Pretoria The end of South Africa’s G20 presidency does not mean the end of its ability or responsibility to promote the issues it prioritised during 2025. It can still advocate for action on some of these issues through its further participation in the G20 and in other international and
Rose Nakayi, Makerere University and Jörg Wiegratz, University of Leeds Populism is rife in various African countries. This political ideology responds to and takes advantage of a situation where a large section of people feels exploited, marginalised or disempowered. It sets up “the people” against “the other”. It promises solidarity with the excluded
One significant factor to consider is the evolution of economic theory and policy-making since the Great Depression. In the 1920s, economic policy was heavily influenced by classical economic theories that advocated for a laissez-faire approach, with minimal government intervention in markets. This hands-off approach contributed to the severity of the crisis, as governments
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference on Parliament Hill on Monday, March 6, 2023, announcing a probe into election interference. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick Sam Routley, Western University A series of leaked documents from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) have revealed the ways in which the Chinese government has
Amid a biodiversity crisis, 196 countries are hashing out a new agreement to save nature. Will governments commit — again — to stop subsidizing its destruction? When dignitaries from 196 countries converge in Montreal next week to rub shoulders and hash out a new global agreement to save nature, money will be on
Canadians are being sold on a future of natural gas exports to Europe just as European countries speed up their exit from all fossil fuels, says a leading energy transition researcher who’s just finished a series two-week fact-finding visits to Ireland, Denmark, and France. “There’s a disjoin between what the industry and governments
The writing was on the wall in Sri Lanka. Arun Sankar/AFP via Getty Images Vidhura S Tennekoon, Indiana University Sri Lanka has a new president and prime minister – but a change in who leads the crisis-hit South Asian nation alone will not solve the country’s severe economic problems. Ranil Wickremesinghe – who
New Zealand is halving public transport prices to cushion the sharp rise in prices for gasoline and diesel. In addition, the government is cutting taxes on fuel and road tolls to protect the population from the consequences of the international crisis. Around the world oil prices have skyrocketed following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The best way for the West to avoid further financial and ethical squeezes is to speed up the green transition. Every war is a waste, a mindless extinction of lives, infrastructure and nature. But the sheer folly of the Russian invasion of Ukraine appears even more tragic when framed against the dawning energy