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  1. tubiana20_Thierry MonasseGetty Images_eucleanindustrialdeal Thierry Monasse/Getty Images

    What European Security Requires

    Laurence Tubiana warns EU leaders not to go soft on decarbonization in the name of defense or stability.
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    Meltdown at the Top of the World

    Masatsugu Asakawa urges development banks to act urgently to avert the catastrophic effects of the Himalayas’ thawing glaciers.
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    Education Belongs on the Climate Agenda

    Adenike Oladosu explains why investing in schools in conflict- and crisis-affected countries would build resilience.
  4. mottley8_CHEWY LINAFP via Getty Images_islandclimatechange Chewy Lin/AFP via Getty Images

    Climate Action Demands Global Fraternity

    Mia Amor Mottley argues that human solidarity must underpin scientific, technological, financial, and diplomatic measures.
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    Tackling Climate Change in the Age of Trump

    Richard Haass & Carolyn Kissane argue that reconciling what is desirable with what is feasible requires a new approach.
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    The Amazon’s Future Will Be Decided in 2025

    Carlos Nobre & Marielos Peña-Claros warn that the world's largest rainforest is reaching a tipping point, beyond which it will largely disappear.
  7. ekue1_Peter DazeleyGettyImages_green_jar_coins Peter Dazeley/Getty Images

    Getting Green Investment Where It’s Needed Most

    Serge Ekué & Javier Díaz Fajardo propose a strategy to redirect all financial flows toward the climate transition.
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    Trump Will Not Kill the Global Energy Transition

    Ian Bremmer assuages fears that the global energy transition will be thrown into reverse by the new US administration.
  9. berahab1_LUDOVIC MARINAFP via Getty Images_gabonforest Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images

    How to Make Carbon Pricing Work for Africa

    Rim Berahab & Otaviano Canuto argue that policies must be structured to facilitate, not obstruct, the continent’s shift to renewables.

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The participation of developing-country media and commentators in the Sustainability Now initiative is supported in part by The Open Society Foundations.

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    Can America Maintain External Sustainability?

    Yu Yongding explains why demand for foreign capital inflows to offset the country’s savings shortfall may go unmet.
  2. rodrik232_ ROBERTO SCHMIDTAFP via Getty Images_trumpflag Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images

    The Coming Showdown in Trumpworld

    Dani Rodrik points out that a coalition comprising incompatible financial and ideological interests cannot last.
  3. roach175_Brandon BellGettyImages_egg_prices Brandon Bell/Getty Images

    Trump’s Self-Fulfilling Crisis

    Stephen S. Roach shows how the US president’s policies could create the very problems he falsely claims to be confronting.
  4. patten173_Carl Court - PoolGetty Images_starmertrump Carl Court - Pool/Getty Images

    Britain Must Downgrade the Special Relationship

    Chris Patten outlines steps UK policymakers must take to mitigate the strategic threat posed by the Trump administration.
  5. zucman3_Roberto SchmidtGettyImages_musk_schmidt Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images

    America’s Oligarchs Are Trump’s Achilles’ Heel

    Gabriel Zucman proposes that countries targeted by US tariffs retaliate with taxes on Elon Musk and his peers.
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    The Opacity of Hope

    Jonathan Levy

    Former US President Barack Obama tried to move beyond the fearmongering of the George W. Bush era and unite the country around his own political persona. But as initial optimism gave way to disillusionment, fear once again took hold, setting the stage for the rise of Donald Trump.

    reflects on how the politics promoted by America’s first Black president gave rise to its first felonious one.
  7. alsulayman1_Karim SahibGettyImages_uae_solar Karim Sahib/Getty Images

    A New Gulf Growth Model

    Faris Al-Sulayman & Steffen Hertog explain why the region’s governments are well positioned to capitalize on recent geo-economic trends.
  8. ahassan1_Etienne TorbeyGettyImages_cyprus_starling_murmuration Etienne Torbey/Getty Images

    Small States Mean Big Returns

    Adnan Hassan sees lucrative investment opportunities in countries capable of adapting efficiently to rapid economic change.
  9. turner73_VCGGettyImages_intelligent_manufacturing _plant VCG/Getty Images

    AI Will Not Supercharge GDP Growth

    Adair Turner expects the technology to be everywhere but in the measured GDP statistics.

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