Recovery and Renewal at the UN

The international community urgently needs new tools, ideas, and initiatives to meet the common threats and challenges faced by the United Nations’ 193 member...

Post-COVID capitalism

Klaus Schwab Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum.   No event since World War II’s end has had as profound a global impact as...

The Moral Urgency of Mental Health

If we can prevent great suffering at no cost to ourselves, we ought to do so. That principle is widely accepted and difficult to...

Meat Is Mayhem

The industrial meat system is out of control. Not only does it contribute to the destruction of the climate, biodiversity, soil, and forests, but...

The COVID Silver Linings Playbook

The human tragedies and massive economic disruptions caused by COVID-19 have rightly commanded the attention of the public and policymakers for more than six...

End of Western Opportunism

The confrontation between China and the West is escalating almost daily. The conflict is about technology, trade, global market share, and supply chains, but...

EU Is Fueling Hunger in Africa

Africa is becoming a new COVID-19 epicenter. In the recent weeks, South Africa reported a 60 percent increase in natural deaths, suggesting a higher...

A letter to the international community

We write to call for urgent action to address the global education emergency triggered by COVID-19. With more than one billion children still out...

Why Zoom cannot save the world

Before COVID-19, spending on business travel totaled $1.5 trillion a year (about 1.7% of world GDP). Now it is down to a trickle, as...

UN marks World Day against Trafficking in Persons

On the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, the United Nations and its mandated agencies, including the International Organization for Migration (IOM), and the...