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Jaswant Singh

The Road to Asian Unity

NEW DELHI – Asia’s lack of institutions to ameliorate regional tensions is often lamented. But greater Asian unity may be arising by the bac…
Robin Niblett

Transatlantic Trade-Offs

LONDON – Almost two decades after the idea was first mooted, the United States and the European Union agreed last week to begin negotiating …
Hans-Werner Sinn

The Collateral Damage of Europe’s Rescue

MUNICH – The eurozone is now in its sixth year of crisis – and of efforts by the European Central Bank and the international community to en…
Mahmoud Mohieldin

Getting Cities Right

WASHINGTON, DC – The developing world is experiencing rapid urbanization, with the number of city dwellers set to reach four billion in 2030…

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Erik Solheim May 16, 2013

A New Deal for Fragile States

PARIS – Today, roughly one-quarter of the world’s population lives in conflict-affected and fragile states. Despite vast sums of money spent…
Joseph E. Stiglitz May 6, 2013

Lives versus Profits

NEW YORK – The United States Supreme Court recently began deliberations in a case that highlights a deeply problematic issue concerning inte…
Achim Steiner, Dorothy Maxwell Apr. 25, 2013

Sustainability at a Profit

NAIROBI – How profitable are the world’s major industrial and agricultural sectors? According to a new report by the London-based consultanc…
Ban Ki-moon, Bill Gates Apr. 23, 2013

Toward an Immunized World

ABU DHABI/NEW YORK – For a child, receiving a vaccine takes just a moment (and perhaps a few tears). But such moments are crucial for gettin…
Jeffrey D. Sachs Apr. 22, 2013

Suffer the Children, Suffer the Country

NEW YORK – Children are every country’s most vital resource. This is true not just morally, but also economically. Investing in the health, …
Jeffrey D. Sachs Mar. 28, 2013

Paths to Sustainable Power

NEW YORK – The surest bet on the future of energy is the need for low-carbon energy supplies. Around 80% of the world’s primary energy today…
Gareth Evans Mar. 26, 2013

Valuing the United Nations

MELBOURNE – There is nothing like exposure to smart and idealistic young people to make jaded and world-weary policymakers and commentators …
David Griggs Mar. 19, 2013

Redefining Sustainable Development

MELBOURNE – Albert Einstein once said that if he had just one hour to find a solution on which his life depended, he would spend the first 5…
Peter Sutherland Mar. 15, 2013

Migration Is Development

LONDON – In September 2000, the United Nations Millennium Development Goals rallied the international community behind a shared vision. The …
Joseph S. Nye Mar. 11, 2013

The Iraq War Ten Years Later

CAMBRIDGE – This month marks the tenth anniversary of the controversial American-led invasion of Iraq. What has that decision wrought over t…

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