Every international gathering has its own zeitgeist. When national leaders meet at global events or regional conclaves, they swap notes on current policy issues, but a particular sentiment dominates each gathering. It’s often anxiety, relief, solidarity, or determination.

They are the world’s forgotten poor, invisible to the financial markets, barely noticed because, understandably, the focus is on Ukraine, but nearly 800 million of the world’s poorest people are about to be trapped by an onrushing food crisis caused by soaring prices, fuelled by shortages and exacer...

Since the Taliban took power in Afghanistan, the US and its allies have watched and waited to see how the group would govern before deciding whether to recognize their leadership and lift financial sanctions. But as critical programs run out of funding and the threat of mass starvation looms, this a...

Promising carbon emissions cuts is easy, but actually getting to net zero will be immensely hard – in every country. Wealthy and developing countries alike have struggled to create the political and social consensus to accept major changes to how we live, or to pay for a low-carbon future ...

G20 leaders must recognize that pandemics are a national and global security threat, and expend some political capital to shift the international health-security machinery from its current equilibrium. Their forthcoming summit in Rome is the right moment to establish a new vision of global public he...