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Pope Francis has died at the age of 88, the Vatican has announced. 10 years ago, his encyclical, Laudato Si’, was published. This environmental text sought to move the Catholic Church and its concern with the Earth back into a leading role.
USAID started in the 1960s as a way to offset the spread of communism. Since then, it has had various other soft-power benefits for the US.
A scholar of global Catholicism writes how Francis has opened the church to the outside world in ways no pope had done before.
Donald Trump is aggressively punishing America’s trading partners. As the U.S. pulls back from the global economy, China is stepping in.
Burning plastic as fuel for cooking and heating releases toxic chemicals into the air and contaminates food. Yet this is common in many parts of the world.
Should the world’s less developed nations be part of the “degrowth” movement? The debate involves considerations of economic dependency, neocolonialism and ecological debt.
In nonindustrialized societies, health, productivity and economic security play much larger roles in determining happiness among aging populations, a new study finds.
We give or throw away more and more clothes every year, overwhelming charities and triggering large exports of secondhand clothing. There’s a better way
This week, nations are hashing out new goals for climate finance at the COP29 talks. Loss and damage is finally on the agenda – but the chance of major new funding is low
Despite reassuring messages from the tech sector, concerns are growing about the negative impact of the rapid adoption of AI on society
White people that sweep into developing countries to “save” people of colour are widely derided, including by donors. Does this translate to less charity donations?
NATO member Turkey’s intention to join the 9-member body that functions as an alternative to the Western-led order shows Ankara’s global ambitions.
The UN’s Pact for the Future is a sweeping document aimed at guiding international action to resolve current crises and shift its focus to the future.
Leader of Vietnam’s Communist Party died on July 19, 2024. Among those who paid tribute was US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
The Russia-North Korea mutual defence treaty sheds light on challenges and opportunities the West faces in an increasingly multipolar world.
Russia is increasingly trying to find common cause with the Global South, including countries that matter to the West, such as Vietnam.
While there may not be any major practical outcomes, the summit is a chance for Ukraine to press its case that any settlement of the war should be based on just principles.
With over 80 million believers in 160 countries, the Anglican Communion has been grappling with LGBTQ+ issues since the 1970s.
Though the Global South tends to experience higher disease burdens, most public health decisions and knowledge generation are centered in the Global North.
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Outgoing Interim Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, Boston University
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Professor of International Relations and Political Science, St. Thomas University (Canada)
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Pro Vice-Chancellor, Climate, Sustainability and Inequality and Director, Southern Centre for Inequality Studies, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
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Professor/Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancement of Scholarship, University of Pretoria
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Senior researcher, Agence Française de Développement (AFD)
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Senior Lecturer in Urban Development & Transformation, University of Manchester
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Associate Professor of Innovation Finance, Faculty of Business, Athabasca University
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Extraordinary Professor, Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria
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Professor of the Politics of Development, University of Oxford
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Professor of Social Development Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Professor emeritus of Sociology, University of Cambridge
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Head of Politics, Sheffield Hallam University