Global Cooperation
How data residency laws can harm privacy, commerce and innovation - and do little for national security
Data residency laws can have wide impacts on a range of issues, including personal privacy, national security and even commerce.
Sustainable Development
Could rolling lockdowns be the answer to COVID-19 in low-income countries?
It's suggested that a strict 50-day lockdown, followed by a 30-day relaxation period, where social distancing is still followed, would help to steadily reduce cases of coronavirus.
Health and Healthcare Systems
This is how a COVID-19 vaccine could be distributed around the world
AstraZeneca has pledged to increase its manufacturing capacity to 2 billion doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, to support both lower and high income countries.
Sustainable Development
Could rolling lockdowns be the answer to COVID-19 in low-income countries?
It's suggested that a strict 50-day lockdown, followed by a 30-day relaxation period, where social distancing is still followed, would help to steadily reduce cases of coronavirus.
Geographies in Depth
Ethiopia’s unconventional COVID-19 response
Ethiopia's government has been praised for the aggressive and effective tactics it has used to stem the country's outbreak of COVID-19 since January.
Trade and Investment
5 reasons why the role of WTO Director-General matters
The Director-General has important role in advancing global trade and cooperation – and with the organization under threat, a chance to make a difference.
Global Cooperation
How leaders are reacting to the US George Floyd protests
Politicians, including Barack Obama and Pope Francis have spoken out following the death of George Floyd. Speakers condemn actions by law enforcement but also the violent protests that fo...
Global Cooperation
George Floyd: How to address America's racial disparities
Protests over the death of George Floyd reflect anger over America's history of racist law enforcement, argues an expert in political economy and public policy.
Health and Healthcare Systems
Mobile data shows which European countries took lockdown seriously
Google has gathered data from millions of mobile devices that use its software, to understand how citizens of European countries have responded to lockdown.
Nature and Biodiversity
The world must pull together to stem the urgent crisis in our ocean
The oceans are increasingly under threat from a host of different factors - and so far, the international response has not been good enough.
Health and Healthcare Systems
Historian Niall Ferguson on what the pandemic means for the global economy, geopolitics - and parties
He warned of a pandemic in January - now Stanford historian Niall Ferguson gives his verdict on how the world is fighting it.
Health and Healthcare Systems
Areas of declining COVID-19 cases could see an imminent second wave, warns WHO
The World Health Organization has warned of a second spike in coronavirus cases for countries that ease their lockdown measures, following a fall in cases.