Harold James sees UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s loss of political authority as symptomatic of a broader malaise.

Pope Leo XIV has made waves with his first encyclical, in which he describes the development and deployment of new AI tools as a profound threat to human dignity. If anything, he has not gone far ...

Gaurav Dalmia & Chetan Aggarwal suggest how the country can leverage its relative strength to build long-term resilience.

Giulio Boccaletti argues that collective action may provide the common purpose needed to revive the continent’s integration.

Johan Rockström & Inga Strümke detail the lengths to which the country has gone to transform itself into a global innovation leader.

Policymakers have used the concept of a “just transition” to make a morally and emotionally compelling case for decarbonization. But the experiences of Ethiopia, Pakistan, and South Africa show that ...

Peter G. Kirchschläger assesses Leo XIV’s first encyclical, which addresses the threats to freedom and dignity posed by AI.

Ruth Khasaya Oniang'o & Peter Kelly consider how to make agricultural research, finance, and extension services work for ...

With AI hype reaching fever pitch, a backlash has begun, with university graduates, in particular, resisting a technology ...

Anne O. Krueger is not surprised that the shakedown of allies and adversaries alike is failing economically and strategically ...

Artificial intelligence may be humanity’s greatest opportunity and risk. Where moral leaders have too little influence and states cannot align, actors with system-wide exposure and cross-border ...

Joschka Fischer thinks Donald Trump's state visit to China told an unambiguous story about the 21st-century balance of power.