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Global leaders in tree-planting photo opportunity in Bali.

Global governance

G20 leaders are “not in a state of denial”

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by Iwan J. Azis
by Hans Dembowski
Russian flags at pro-coup rally in Ouagadougou in mid-October.

Military coup

What pro-Russian protests mean in West Africa

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by Karim Okanla

Our view

More fiscal space is needed when states prove too “small”

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by Hans Dembowski
Sameh Shoukry (left), Foreign Minister of Egypt, speaks during the closing ceremony at the UN Climate Summit COP27.

Our view

UN climate summit in Egypt did not deliver on mitigation

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by Jörg Döbereiner
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visiting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kiev in September.

International law

The west must respect international law more consistently

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by Kai Ambos
Social protection is essential in times of need: Tunisian farmer exposed to drought.

Fighting poverty

Social protection improves food security

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by Svenja Schulze
Svenja Schulze
Bangladesh’s coastal areas are vulnerable.

Global Governance

In Sharm el-Sheikh, loss and damage must be on the agenda

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by Saleemul Huq
Exchange rates on display in Rio de Janeiro in mid-October.

Macroeconomics

The heavy burden of a strong dollar

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by André de Mello e Souza
The climate crisis requires global policy responses: Hurricane Ian heading towards Florida after leaving a trail of devastation in Cuba in late September.

Media

Journalists must consider the global public good

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by Hans Dembowski
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