Antonio Guterres, UN Secretary-General, has called upon the EU to change its greenhouse gas emission reduction rates to 55%, rather than the current target of 40%.

Alissa de Carbonnel · Reuters 20 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

Gender Parity

Sexist or supportive? Jury out on free travel for women in Delhi

India's solution to its widening gender inequality issue is to make public transport free for women. But the move is facing both support and criticism.

Thomson Reuters Foundation · Reuters 11 Jun 2019

Future of Energy

Chart of the day: These countries create most of the world’s CO2 emissions

Atmospheric carbon levels continue to rise, and a handful of nations are responsible for the bulk of the problem.

Sean Fleming 07 Jun 2019

Education, Gender and Work

Why wait 100 years? Bridging the gap in global education

Former British PM Gordon Brown on how to close the global education gap.

Gordon Brown · Project Syndicate 03 Jun 2019

Global Governance

If the neoliberal agenda has failed, what should come after it?

For the past 40 years, the United States and other advanced economies have been pursuing a free-market agenda of low taxes, deregulation, and cuts to social programs. Many now believe thi...

Joseph E. Stiglitz · Project Syndicate 03 Jun 2019

European Union

Sweden is a top performer on well-being. Here’s why

The OECD’s Better Life Index finds the Nordic nation performs better than most other countries when it comes to looking after citizens’ well-being.

Rosamond Hutt 31 May 2019

Global Governance

The EU parliamentary elections, explained

Every 5 years, a new wave of MEPs take their seats in Strasbourg. But who are they and what do they do?

Johnny Wood 22 May 2019

Governance for Sustainability

This is what a Green New Deal for Europe could look like

With the European elections fast approaching, politicians are being urged to back a project that could tackle two problems at once: economic inequality and climate change.

Kate Whiting 21 May 2019

European Union

This is what 24 of the world's most iconic flags mean

Ever wondered about the symbolic meaning behind the design of the most prominent national flags?

Iman Ghosh · Visual Capitalist 16 May 2019

European Union

This is what Europeans want from the EU

Data looks at the areas Europeans would like the EU to focus on and their feelings towards the union more generally.

Silvia Merler, Simone Tagliapietra, and Alessio Terzi · Project Syndicate 13 May 2019

Global Governance

Emmanuel Macron’s 3 ways to renew Europe

French President Emmanuel Macron lays out 3 points that European politicians must focus on, in order to preserve the EU as a global power.

Emmanuel Macron · Project Syndicate 10 May 2019

Global Governance

Seven key misconceptions about economic sanctions

Hassan Hakimian, Director of the London Middle East Institute and Reader in Economics at SOAS, assesses how economic sanctions are viewed and used across the world.

Hassan Hakimian · Project Syndicate 09 May 2019