Global uncertainty is the new normal. Here’s why institutional legitimacy and resilience is crucial
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
China’s COVID situation is dire – but it shouldn’t pose a big risk to other countries
Paul Hunter, University of East Anglia China is currently in the midst of a severe wave of COVID infections and deaths. We don’t know exactly how bad it is because of significant gaps in
The Risky Language of Climate Uncertainty
Academics need to stop talking about climate change in ways that obscure its true dangers. By Gernot Wagner A lot of today’s widespread confusion about climate change—some of it unwitting, some of it deliberately