Economic Progress
Diplomats and designers discuss: tackling the growing gap between rich and poor
Inequality is on the rise around the world, and it has now reached extremes that make it politically dangerous.
Ian Klaus
Ian Klaus was senior adviser for global cities at the US Department of State.
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Cities and Urbanization
Diplomats and designers discuss: How can we protect our cities from terror attacks?
Cars-as-weapons, trees-as-safeguards, and the hope that cities avoid the sad fate of airports.
Climate Crisis
Diplomats and designers are key to solving climate change. Here’s how they think we can do it
Diplomats and designers increasingly take on the same challenges, but are rarely in conversation. In this interview, senior figures from both fields share their views on how we should rea...
Cities and Urbanization
Cities are key to tackling global challenges. But we need to learn to work better with them
Ian Klaus, from the US State Department, looks at how the international community can harness the power of cities to tackle global challenges.