Masyita Crystallin, Rachel Glennerster and Masyita Crystallin call on multilateral development banks to commit now to providing at-risk funding for bets on vaccines.

Antonin Bergeaud, André Loesekrug-Pietri and Jean Tirole show that the biggest barrier to the sector’s development is structural, not financial.

Desmond Lachman identifies the main risks that could drag down the US president’s favorite economic indicator.

Kilaparti Ramakrishna shows how marine-based solutions gained prominence at COP30 and why they hold the key to planetary health.

Gordon Brown shares findings from a global survey demonstrating broad support for international cooperation.

Gordon Hanson, Dani Rodrik and Rohan Sandhu observe that the types of challenges that developed and developing economies face are converging.

Hiroshi Mikitani touts public acceptance of the technology and policymakers’ “innovation-first” approach to regulating it.

Ian Buruma traces the roots of the US president’s fixation on the continent’s “civilizational decline.”

Greta Thunberg, Luisa Neubauer and Angela Valenzuela vow to do whatever it takes to push world leaders to act, beginning at the UN conference in Madrid.

George Soros warns that, after misreading the situation in Ukraine, Russia's leader seems to know no limits.

Joseph E. Stiglitz & Martín Guzmán pillory a federally imposed fiscal plan that openly assumes a Venezuela-style depression.

Keun Lee suggests how South Korea and Japan can adapt to US tariffs and China’s competitiveness in high-end goods.

Vali Nasr considers the regional risks associated with the country's narrow-minded pursuit of military supremacy.

Jorge G. Castañeda fears that the capture of Venezuela’s president augurs a new era of US intervention in Latin America.

Djavad Salehi-Isfahani sees a society caught between internal reform it does not trust and external pressure it increasingly fears.

Daron Acemoglu thinks international relations will need to be rebuilt on a new philosophical and institutional foundation.

Vali Nasr points out that the Islamic Republic is facing a perfect storm of external and internal threats to its survival.

Joseph E. Stiglitz thinks the rest of the world should plan for the worst and pursue a policy of containment of the US.

Stephen Holmes explains the deep, dark meaning of the Trump administration's falsehoods about Renee Nicole Good.

Taniguchi Tomohiko urges the country's leaders to act boldly in adapting to changing geopolitical circumstances.