Emerging Technologies
Will we ever agree to just one set of rules on the ethical development of artificial intelligence?
Countries around the world have set their own guidelines regarding AI ethics, but can the world come together to have one set definitive rules?
Global Cooperation
It’s time for global businesses to accept local responsibility
Globalization can and should spur growth and improve living standards around the world
Geographies in Depth
How group psychology is driving global political turmoil
To fully understand the reasons behind political polarisation, we need to engage with the psychology of group identity and its effect on voter beliefs.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Sexist or supportive? Jury out on free travel for women in Delhi
India's solution to its widening gender inequality issue is to make public transport free for women. But the move is facing both support and criticism.
Manufacturing and Value Chains
Localized microfactories - the new face of globalized manufacturing
Smaller factories situated closer to their target markets can allow global companies to operate more nimbly and help democratize entrepreneurship.
Energy Transition
Chart of the day: These countries create most of the world’s CO2 emissions
Atmospheric carbon levels continue to rise, and a handful of nations are responsible for the bulk of the problem.
Global Cooperation
Tracing the global rise of China's tech giants
China's tech giants have created a complicated latticework of international trade and investment that could make meddling with them for geopolitical reasons a risky endeavour.
Education and Skills
Why wait 100 years? Bridging the gap in global education
Former British PM Gordon Brown on how to close the global education gap.
Global Cooperation
If the neoliberal agenda has failed, what should come after it?
For the past 40 years, the United States and other advanced economies have been pursuing a free-market agenda of low taxes, deregulation, and cuts to social programs. Many now believe thi...
Geographies in Depth
Sweden is a top performer on well-being. Here’s why
The OECD’s Better Life Index finds the Nordic nation performs better than most other countries when it comes to looking after citizens’ well-being.
Global Cooperation
The EU parliamentary elections, explained
Every 5 years, a new wave of MEPs take their seats in Strasbourg. But who are they and what do they do?
Stakeholder Capitalism
This is what a Green New Deal for Europe could look like
With the European elections fast approaching, politicians are being urged to back a project that could tackle two problems at once: economic inequality and climate change.