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Robert Watson is Chair of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES).

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Business and Biodiversity
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Business and Biodiversity

Feb 22, 2019 Robert Watson argues that the despoliation of natural systems by global corporations can no longer be kept off the books.

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Sounding the Alarm on Biodiversity Loss
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Sounding the Alarm on Biodiversity Loss

Nov 10, 2017 Robert Watson touts forthcoming research that should focus policymakers' attention on ecosystem health.

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The End of “Chimerica”
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The End of “Chimerica”

Mark Leonard worries about what a decoupling between China and the United States will mean for Europe.

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A Grassroots Antidote to Populism
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A Grassroots Antidote to Populism

Ismaël Emelien & David Amiel urge the West's collapsing mainstream political parties to demonstrate “progressivism in action.”

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Getting to Net-Zero Emissions
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Getting to Net-Zero Emissions

Johan Rockström says that, to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon world, governments must change the rules of the game.

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How to Renew the Social Contract
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How to Renew the Social Contract

Kemal Derviş & Caroline Conroy urge democratic governments to adapt their policies to the digital age and help provide global public goods.

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Corporate America in the Crossfire
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Corporate America in the Crossfire

Andrew Sheng & Xiao Geng

The US may have a trade deficit with the rest of the world, but its multinational companies have a major surplus when it comes to sales in foreign markets – especially China. If the US-China trade war continues to escalate, these firms will be, as US President Donald Trump might put it, the biggest losers.

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Trump’s Art of the Spin
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Trump’s Art of the Spin

Stephen S. Roach

Policy blunders of epic proportions have become the rule, not the exception, for the US administration. The toxic combination of ill-timed fiscal stimulus, aggressive imposition of tariffs, and unprecedented attacks on the Federal Reserve demands a far more critical assessment of Trumponomics.

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How Developing Countries Can Achieve Universal Health Coverage
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How Developing Countries Can Achieve Universal Health Coverage

Jörg Reinhardt highlights Vietnam's highly successful, though still incomplete, quest to broaden access to quality care.

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How to Save the Internet
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How to Save the Internet

Shamel Azmeh argues that tackling inequalities in the digital economy can help to stem the tide of government regulation.

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