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Workers in developing countries, like these men on a building site in Bangladesh, are more likely get heat stress as temperatures rise. Mahmud Hossain Opu/ Royal Holloway, University of London

Why climate action stalls, despite widespread popular support

Recognising the power and subjectivity of the lenses through which we observe and narrate the climate reveals new ways to make positive change.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, left, French President Emmanuel Macron, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, and US President Donald Trump leave after a group photo at the G7 summit on June 16, 2025, in Kananaskis, Canada. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

American dominance is not dead, but it is changing — and not for the better

Through its numerous statements and decisions, the Trump administration is breaking with the American hegemony that has long structured the international order. The country will emerge weakened.
Models wearing outfits that reflect traditional Chinese culture walk the runway during China’s International Fashion Week in March 2023. VCG/Getty Images

A new femininity is starting to emerge in China

Contemporary beauty culture in China blends traditional Chinese culture with modern aesthetics and global influences.
China’s aspirations of global dominance will hit a snag given the world’s other major powers identify democratic values as central to their national identies. Only China and Russia do not. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing in June 2018. (AP Photo/Dake Kang)

The prospects for Chinese leadership in an age of upheaval

New research suggests the values and identities of the world’s great powers present a major barrier to China’s aspirations of global domination. Do not bet on China’s hegemonic prospects just yet.

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