Distantly situated healthcare facilities with inconvenient opening hours are denying India's most disadvantaged access to decent treatment. But the growth of doorstep medical services is ...

Shelly Batra 29 Sep 2017

Middle East and North Africa

The Maghreb Union is one of the world's worst-performing trading blocs. Here are five ways to change that

The Maghreb, in Northern Africa, is the perfect example of a region whose countries have been unable to find their way to a deeper integration. But there are ways to turn this around.

Wadia Ait Hamza 01 Jun 2017

European Union

Fragility in Europe is on the rise, and we’re not doing enough to respond

After years of peace, instability in Europe is on the rise, and so far we haven't been taking the threat seriously, says Robin Niblett.

Robin Niblett 13 Jan 2017

Agile Governance

By 2030, what will regional governance look like?

Throughout history, regional governance was based on nation states working together for their mutual security and prosperity. But the world is changing fast.

Yasar Jarrar 09 Dec 2016

Social Innovation

Social enterprises have the potential to make the world a better place. This is how we can help them

The World Bank looks at how to support social enterprises.

Cristina Navarrete Moreno · World Bank Development Marketplace 11 Nov 2016

Regional Organisations

How the EU helps Britain to be a stronger and kinder country

Dominic Llewellyn on how the EU has helped the UK be kinder and stronger both at home and abroad and why we should remain in the community.

Dominic Llewellyn · Medium 15 Jun 2016

Fragility, Violence and Conflict

5 ways communities can counter violent extremism

On recent visits to Bangladesh, Mali and Nigeria to support national efforts to counter violent extremism, I was struck by the lack of consensus as to the drivers of violent extremism. Am...

Khalid Koser 22 May 2015

Governance for Sustainability

How to finance the fight against climate change

Climate change is already wreaking havoc throughout the developing world. Vietnam, for example, has reported that natural disasters, some of them exacerbated by climate change, have cause...

Anna Paugam 06 Feb 2015

Fragility, Violence and Conflict

Warfare in a world beyond nation states

The group known as ISIS, ISIL and the Islamic State has gained global notoriety through its taste for video-recorded executions and large-scale atrocity, with a background of further huma...

Dan Smith 16 Jan 2015