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Lebanon is mired in its most serious crisis since the 1975-90 civil war, and the recent explosion in Beirut is just the tip of the iceberg. Any hope the country might have of rising from its ashes will lie, as in Tunisia, in allowing local voices to ring loud and dynamic social movements to develop […]
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As health systems battle to contain COVID-19, care for mothers-to-be has become a low priority according to SALLY PAIRMAN and ROOPA DHATT.
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Global-minded citizens must now push their governments to cooperate and support multilateral institutions according to NANCY BIRDSALL.
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Lockdowns cannot last forever, and COVID-19 is unlikely to disappear on its own. ZHU MIN argues that the world must leverage its collective resources to harness the power of science, innovation, and markets to devise a more sustainable solution – namely, a cure or a vaccine.
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Many companies emerged from the global crisis a decade ago with their reputations in tatters. But if private firms maintain the foresight, adaptability, and compassion that many have shown in recent weeks, they will emerge from this crisis having established their true value to the economies and communities they serve.
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We will prevail in the post-virus world. But it will be a long haul. The best way to shorten it is to recognize that a return to “normal” is not an option.
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The COVID-19 pandemic threatens the world with disaster. But the crisis also offers governments a rare chance to undertake policy changes that address the short-term public-health challenge and boost the global economy’s long-term growth potential.
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After years of increasingly severe hurricane seasons in which island countries and territories in the Caribbean have lost power for weeks and even months at a time, the need for climate resilience could not be clearer.
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Governments increasingly recognise that economies can reach their full potential only with the full participation of both women and men. DAVID MALPASS explains how countries can start to achieve this goal. What do you think? Comment on this story at Project-Syndicate.org. Girls are attending school in greater numbers than ever before, and women are increasingly entering the […]
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The next Einstein could be an African woman, but Africa’s gender gap in science education and jobs means the world may never know.
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