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Haiti's double bind

It’s not just the state which is failing, but an international community that preaches democracy while financing a corrupt elite

By Sandra Weiss

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Waive the patents, defeat the pandemic

The vaccine rollout is too slow, even in rich countries. A patent waiver could rapidly expand vaccine supplies — and deliver global justice

By Benny Kuruvilla

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How to electrify African transport

Transport investments will be crucial in determining whether Africa follows an equitable, zero-carbon development path

By Mohamed Hegazy

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How the green revolution is harming Africa

How current efforts to improve food security in Africa are increasing small farmers’ dependence on global agribusinesses

By Jayati Ghosh

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China takes the lead in development finance

China has provided developing countries extra resources they had long sought from the West. But its lending has to become more sustainable

By Kevin P. Gallagher , Rebecca Ray

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Farmers vs. the Indian state

Contrary to what Narendra Modi's government thinks, the huge open-air farmers’ protests outside Delhi may not fizzle out

By Jayati Ghosh

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Want vaccines fast? Suspend Intellectual Property Rights

Without a production of generic versions of the vaccine, there won’t be enough shots to go around — even in rich countries

By Achal Prabhala , Arjun Jayadev , Dean Baker

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The failed revolution

Ten years after the Arab Spring, the Middle East and North Africa are the largest conflict zone in the world. What happened?

By Franz Maget

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Sex-ratio imbalances have grim consequences for societies

A society with too little women — and too many ‘excess men’ — is more prone to conflict and violence

By Clara Neupert-Wentz

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Victory for the Mother of the Nation

With a clever rebranding, de facto prime minister Aung San Suu Kyi and her party have won a landslide in Myanmar's election

By Bernt Berger