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Economy and ecology

Powering peace

Incorporating energy into the Cyprus peace talks could help improve relations, foster cooperation and drive development on the island

By Ahmet Sözen, Laury Haytayan

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Economy and ecology

Taking the fields to the streets

Since 2022, farmers all over Europe have been setting up shop outside government quarters. What lies beneath the surface of these demonstrations?

By Sandrine Benoist

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Economy and ecology

Ukraine is quietly abandoning neoliberalism

Kyiv’s need for self-defence has pushed the country towards the most far-reaching expansion of the state’s economic role since independence

By Luke Cooper

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Economy and ecology

Can the IMF and the World Bank really be changed?

A geopolitical bias, outdated governance and a too market-oriented framework are only some of the structural deficits of these institutions

By Jayati Ghosh

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Economy and ecology

Adapt or perish

If they want to achieve real progress, climate activists should be fundamentally rethinking the tactics of disruption

By Marco Bitschnau

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Economy and ecology

The conceptual roots of the Global South’s debt crisis

The widening debt crisis largely stems from a flawed multilateral system. But it also reflects the limitations of mainstream economic thinking

By Ndongo Samba Sylla

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Economy and ecology

The AI revolution in climate science

AI may be crucial for understanding the consequences of our changing environment — as long as policymakers can guarantee that it provides public goods

By Giulio Boccaletti

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Economy and ecology

The dumb man of Europe

The German economy has been chronically weak since 2022, and its recently announced austerity package is counterproductive in every respect

By Peter Bofinger

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Economy and ecology

Shared resources, shared responsibilities?

Deforestation and forest degradation are global problems. Solutions for them must be globally relevant, and that is achieved through cooperation

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Economy and ecology

An oily aftertaste

At COP28, countries reached an agreement on moving away from fossil fuels. Whether this will be enough remains to be seen

By Olha Boiko