OXFORD: As summer winds down and people across the Northern Hemisphere return to work, many political leaders are going on vacation, claiming it helps them recharge and perform better than those who stay at their posts. British Prime Minister Keir...
OXFORD :Progressives have long counted on young people to champion their causes. Just five years ago, young Europeans voted for parties advocating climate action, social justice, and democratic reform. But this may no longer be a viable political...
OXFORD: Kristalina Georgieva’s reappointment as managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is a welcome development, but it also highlights a major flaw in the IMF’s governance structure. In a world reeling from debt...
Ngaire Woods is dean of the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford. OXFORD: More than 70 national elections are scheduled for 2024, including in eight of the ten most populous countries. But one group is likely to be...
OXFORD: Policymakers around the world will need to address a confluence of economic, political, and climate-related shocks in 2023. While governments cannot solve these crises alone, deft political leadership will be crucial to holding societies...
OXFORD – The world needs to prepare for a cascade of financial crises across emerging and developing economies. The writing is already on the wall, with Ghana, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka currently queuing at the International...
OXFORD: The political ructions unleashed in the United States by the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v Wade, the landmark 1973 decision establishing a federal right to abortion, have been immediate and furious. But less attention has...
OXFORD : Through no fault of their own, developing countries face a perfect storm of famine, political upheaval, and debt crises. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the Western-led sanctions it triggered are partly to blame, as are COVID-19...
OXFORD : After a year in which people longed to get back to “normal,” it is now clear that COVID-19 will not make this possible. The pandemic, now heading into its third year, has profoundly affected individuals, communities, countries...
OXFORD – In a recent letter to her G20 colleagues, US Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen argued that a truly global COVID-19 vaccination programme “is the strongest stimulus we can provide to the global economy.” With rich...
