With Europe’s future seeming ever-more uncertain, economist Thomas Piketty has a radical plan to raise more tax and spend it on building a more equal society.

Emma Charlton 11 Dec 2018

Global Risks

These are 3 major challenges for the world in 2019

Societies around the world are grappling with the same challenges, despite local differences

John McArthur 10 Dec 2018

Financial and Monetary Systems

The new risks in risk regulation

The received wisdom among financial regulators is that they are better off being able to say, “We told you so” if something goes wrong, and that there is little downside in occasionally i...

Howard Davies · Project Syndicate 07 Dec 2018

Environment and Natural Resource Security

Why Asia-Pacific is especially prone to natural disasters

The world is experiencing more freak weather events, earthquakes and other disasters than ever before, and one region is suffering more than most.

Johnny Wood 06 Dec 2018

Banking and Capital Markets

Market liquidity, leverage, and regulation ten years after the crisis

The financial system has undergone far-reaching changes since the 2008 Global Crisis. This column casts those changes in terms of shifts in the way financial intermediaries manage their b...

Tobias Adrian and John Kiff · VoxEU 04 Dec 2018

Climate Change

David Attenborough says climate change is 'our greatest threat in thousands of years'

The naturalist tells world leaders: 'The continuation of our civilisations and the natural world upon which we depend, is in your hands.'

Reuters Staff · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 04 Dec 2018

Global Governance

We must work together to build a new world order. This is how we can do it

China, Russia and the West need to manage change together to tackle common challenges.

Gülnur Aybet 03 Dec 2018

United States

Climate change is increasing the risk of wildfires

Studies have shown that climate change increases the frequency, duration and severity of drought - and that creates a greater fire risk.

Jonathan Overpeck · The Conversation 29 Nov 2018

Global Risks

As growth slows, we must be ready for the next economic crisis

Governments need to tackle excessive debt while growth is good, or they will find themselves unable to provide stimulus when the party is over.

Guy Miller 28 Nov 2018

Climate Change

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has reached a 10-year high

Illegal logging and the encroachment of agriculture on the jungle is driving destruction of the rainforest in Brazil.

Marcelo Teixeira · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 27 Nov 2018

Global Health

Here's how vaccines can help fight 'superbugs'

By using vaccines to prevent outbreaks of disease we can reduce the use of antibiotics, and lessen the chances of microbial resistance to the drugs.

Seth Berkley and Jeremy Farrar · Project Syndicate 21 Nov 2018

Global Risks

Globalization 4.0 must build a better world for working people

Global GDP has trebled since 1980, yet labour income share has declined. A new social contract based on full employment and decent work would rebuild trust and restore genuine democracies.

Sharan Burrow 16 Nov 2018

United States

These US cities are copying the Dutch approach to stopping flooding

Several US cities are building waterfront parks rather than solid sea defences to try and prevent flooding.

Kristin Hunt · Green Matters 14 Nov 2018

Climate Change

Policymakers must act now to prepare for the coming consequences of climate change

The challenge now is to invest in the billions of businesses that can adapt to a changing planet and help their communities be as resilient as possible.

Patrick Verkooijen · Project Syndicate 13 Nov 2018

India

India is suffering the 'worst water crisis in its history'

Chennai is suffering a water crisis that has caused a debate about how to best deal with the challenges of providing clean safe water to everyone.

Anuradha Nagaraj · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 12 Nov 2018

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