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Vulnerable Nations on the Brink: The Double Shock of Aid Cuts and US Tariff Increases

Posted May 09, 2025| by Overseas Development Institute

The world’s poorest countries are grappling with two new shocks from major economies this year: US and European aid cuts, and higher US tariffs. Weak resilience exacerbates the negative impacts. Countries with limited policy space, including 38 nations at high risk of, or already in... Read More

The International Justice System: The ICJ, the ICC, the Challenge and Risk of Double Standards

Posted on May 08, 2025 | in category: Improving global governance | by Policy Center for the New South

The International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court play key roles in upholding international law, but face criticism over selective enforcement. The ICJ’s reliance on state consent and UN Security Council enforcement often weakens its impact, while the ICC’s jurisdictional limits and selective... Read More

Bridging the AI Skills Gap – Is Training Keeping Up?

Posted on Apr 29, 2025 | in category: Delivering sustainable economic growth | by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly important in the workplace, driving demand for both specialised professionals and workers with a more general understanding of AI. Upskilling and reskilling initiatives are essential to ensure the workforce is well-prepared for the changes brought about by the adoption... Read More

Decision Making under Deep Uncertainty and the Great Acceleration The Role of Experts and Policy Analysis in a World in Transition

Posted on May 07, 2025 | in category: Addressing vulnerability and promoting security | by Rand Corporation

In a period marked by unprecedented growth in human activity and its impacts on the planet, some type of societal transformation is inevitable. Successfully navigating these tumultuous times requires scientific, evidence-based information as an input into society’s value-laden decisions, at all levels and scales. In... Read More

Treading the Trump Tightrope at the IMF and the World Bank

Posted on May 09, 2025 | in category: Improving global governance | by Project Syndicate

Established to uphold global rules and support development, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank now face an aggressively nationalist America – their largest shareholder – and the rest of the world. How they approach these issues will determine their effectiveness, notes Ngaire Woods... Read More

Driving Business Value by Optimizing the Cloud

Posted on May 05, 2025 | in category: Delivering sustainable economic growth | by MIT Technology Review

To deliver maximum value from the cloud, companies must strike the right balance between cost, security, resilience, and innovation, suggest André Dufour, Robert Ford, and Joseph Wagner in their article for the MIT Technology Review. Allowing users to access IT systems from anywhere in the... Read More

The Climate Paradox: Why We Need to Reset Action on Climate Change

Posted on May 07, 2025 | in category: Addressing vulnerability and promoting security | by Tony Blair Institute for Global Change

Despite the past 15 years having seen an explosion in the availability of renewable energy and electric vehicles having become the fastest-growing sector of the vehicle market - with China leading the way in both - demand for and production of fossil fuels has risen... Read More