At a time when trade tensions and geo-economic instability are predicted to wipe billions off the economy, our only hope of facing down global risks is to work together, writes the World ...

Børge Brende 02 Jul 2019

Book Club

Why Rome continues to underpin western culture and politics - an extract from Mary Beard's book 'SPQR'

This excerpt is from Mary Beard's book, "SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome". The book was chosen as the World Economic Forum Book Club's monthly book for July.

Mary Beard 02 Jul 2019

International Security

Q&A: Can North Korea and the U.S. strike a nuclear deal?

North Korea expert with the Woodrow Wilson Center Jean H. Lee explains what both sides must offer to reach accord, and why a third summit is just a matter of time

Jean H. Lee 24 Jun 2019

United States

Q&A: The changing role of the United States in a shifting geopolitical landscape

What will be the future role of the U.S. in a rebalanced world order?

Michael J. Mazarr · RAND Corporation 19 Jun 2019

Middle East and North Africa

Preventing civil war in Sudan. Why international states need to act

Sudan’s political transition is in peril. Western and Gulf states must now take urgent action to help install a civilian administration, argues the International Crisis Group

International Crisis Group 08 Jun 2019

China

Who gains when the US and China fight over trade?

The World Trade Organization says the global economy will suffer from the escalating US-China trade war. But not every nation will lose out.

Douglas Broom 04 Jun 2019

European Union

Europeans are now less opposed to immigration, study finds

An innovative study conducted by an MIT political scientist has looks at more than 3 decades of opinions in Europe.

Peter Dizikes · MIT News 03 Jun 2019

European Union

5 lessons from the EU elections

The European Parliamentary elections boosted the democratic process, but fundamental political challenges were also laid bare, argues Britta Petersen, of the Observer Research Foundation

Observer Research Foundation 29 May 2019

Digital Economy and Society

The global economy is being hit by higher uncertainty

Due to escalating trade tension, the global economy is now projected to grow at 3.3% in 2019, down from 3.6% in 2018.

Hites Ahir, Nicholas Bloom, and Davide Furceri · VoxEU 16 May 2019

European Union

5 key themes for reforming the EU, as elections approach

As European parliamentary elections loom, with pro-European and nationalist factions battling over the future of the bloc, these are the key issues to resolve.

Grace A. Ballor 13 May 2019

Geopolitics

Q&A: What the election of Volodymyr Zelensky means for Ukraine and the wider region

The comedian Volodymyr Zelensky won a landslide victory in Ukraine’s presidential election. Now he has to satisfy an electorate hungry for change. Can he deliver?

Orysia Lutsevych · Chatham House 09 May 2019

International Security

These countries have the biggest military budgets as a percentage of GDP

In 2018, total global military expenditure rose 2.6% to $1.8 trillion, according to new data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

Niall McCarthy · Statista 02 May 2019

Geo-economics

Why we need to rethink the purpose of economic sanctions

Economic sanctions are too often the soft choice between doing nothing and taking effective but risky or expensive action, argues James Dobbins, of the RAND Corporation

RAND Corporation 18 Apr 2019

Future of Energy

Q&A: How the global energy transition is set to disrupt the geopolitical landscape

The effects of the shift from fossil fuels to an energy system based on renewables will be profound, explains the Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency, Adnan Z. Amin

Chatham House 10 Apr 2019

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