Brazil’s new president is set to cause massive environmental damage

This year’s Nobel Peace Prize encourages victims of sexualised atrocities to speak up

The devastating fire at the National Museum in Rio de Janeiro symbolises the desperate political situation in Brazil

To rise to the challenges of IT, the global community will need yet more political innovations

Life expectancy has improved in Benin, but poverty remains a serious challenge

Europe should take a leading role in dealing with refugees worldwide

Mahbubani’s criticism of the west deserves attention; his praise for authoritarian Asian leaders does not

Trump has not caused Turkey’s financial problems, but he is compounding them

In similar settings, Brazil’s experience with the IMF was much better than Argentina’s

Literacy rates have risen in sub-Saharan Africa, but reality is probably worse than official numbers suggest