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Global warming

A Herculean task

Climate experts call for global warming to be limited to 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2100

Understanding one's own culture and history is not enough

African heritage belongs to Africa, but some items could be repaid in kind

Our view

High time to try regulation

In spite of prohibition, drug abuse keeps spreading diseases, crime and prostitution

WTO

No signs of sweeping reform

Why developing countries should become more assertive in international trade talks

Global warming

Amitav Ghosh assesses global warming from Asian perspective

Why fiction writers shy away from climate change and policymakers are unlikely to solve the problem

Organised crime

“Prohibition empowers gangs”

Why the war on drugs is making SDG achievement more difficult

Banking

Inventing narratives

Why a rational individual may knowingly follow an irrational market trend

Relevant reading

“Free trade” in the 19th century

Illegal drugs and politics: current problems and the historical background

Why Trump lost decisively last week

Most voters in the USA still care about their democracy’s institutions

Blended finance

Innovative funding models

Blended finance, with participation from the private sector, is becoming increasingly necessary for making investments in water infrastructure

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