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Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.

Mexico must include its indigenous population in the tourism sector

Mexico owes many of its tourist attractions to its wealth of indigenous communities. It is important that they are included in the country’s tourism industry in a sustainable, respectful and empowering way.

Minorities

On the verge of disappearing

An ancient language is at risk of dying in the Hindu Kush

WTO

No signs of sweeping reform

Why developing countries should become more assertive in international trade talks

Mexico

Missing people

Up to 35,000 people have “disappeared” in Mexico’s war on drugs

Change of government

Restart needed

Mexico’s new president has promised a new policy on security and drugs-related crime

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

Afghanistan

International responsibility

Development policy must target the underlying causes of Afghanistan’s drug economy

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

Blended finance

Innovative funding models

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