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What Works?What Works?
While it is reasonable to ask why progress toward so many development targets has stalled and who is to blame, a more fruitful question is how to get the agenda back on track. We need only open our eyes to find reformers, innovators, activists, and others who are keeping the promise of sustainable development alive.
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Post AmericanaPost Americana
Since Donald Trump’s return to the US presidency, the world has borne witness to a dismantling of American power and prestige on a scale beyond what any of the country’s worst enemies could have dreamed of. Future historians will long ponder the precise reasons for what is happening to the United States today, but there can be little doubt that the global consequences will be profound.
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Work and FateWork and Fate
The “future of work” has become an increasingly frequent and capacious subject of inquiry, reflecting the fact that “work” is not just a private concern but a fundamental component of social, political, and economic life. If it is undergoing profound changes as a result of evolving technological, demographic, and global political factors, so will much else.
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The Year Ahead 2025The Year Ahead 2025
The world’s diplomatic, political, and economic divisions continue to harden – both between countries and within them. Whereas 2022 and 2023 featured a war of attrition in Ukraine, we have since entered a broader world of attrition, with zero-sum conflicts multiplying across the board.
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The Climate CrucibleThe Climate Crucible
More than just a test of humanity’s collective resolve, climate change is also a test of existing institutions, and that makes it a profound security risk. When a fully globalized, interdependent world is placed in a kiln and the heat is turned up, some systems will eventually emerge stronger, but many others will fail.
