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Economy and ecology

Putin’s war is damaging the developing world

Russia’s invasion has led to increases in oil and food prices, further harming developing countries struggling to recover from the pandemic

By Jayati Ghosh

Reuters

Democracy and society

Are vaccine mandates the solution to end the pandemic?

In an effort to protect their population and the health system, Ecuador, Greece, and Tajikistan have imposed vaccination mandates

By Constantin Groll, Philipp Jahn, Arne Schildberg

Reuters

Economy and ecology

How crypto is undermining the energy transition

As cryptocurrencies become more energy-intensive, power outages force governments around the globe to pull the plug on crypto mining

By Boris Schneider

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Economy and ecology

The beginning of a new globalisation

Prior to the pandemic, capital used to move seamlessly, while workers didn’t. Now, this trend could be reversed

By Branko Milanović

Reuters

Economy and ecology

Free the money we need

The fiscal response of rich countries has caused an uneven global economic recovery. The IMF’s reserve asset could counteract this development

By Jayati Ghosh

Reuters

Foreign and security policy

Decapitating terrorist organisations won't end terror

Killing terrorist organisations’ leaders is no effective way of fighting terrorism — as it’s political and economic crises on which terrorism feeds

By Mohammad Abu Rumman

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Economy and ecology

How not to get inflation under control

Rising inflation has opened up a debate over state intervention to tackle the issue with price controls. But this could have the opposite effect

By Kerstin Bernoth, Alexander Kriwoluzky

Reuters

Democracy and society

The Global South moves towards vaccine sovereignty

In 2021, Global South countries came out on the short end of vaccine supply deals. In 2022, they are building capacity to produce vaccines themselves

By Svenja Blanke, Felix Kolbitz, Oliver Dickson

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Democracy and society

The story versus the statistic

Behind each number there is a story. Social scientists need to learn how to tell these better if they want to catch the attention of the public

By Kate Pickett

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Democracy and society

Money makes the world go round

The Pandora Papers have shown that the rich elite help each other stay in power. This creates a rift in our society and damages democracy

By Kai Lindemann