Republished
Climate change should be our priority in the post-pandemic era
As we prepare to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement, governments trying to mitigate the effect of COVID-19 are digging us deeper into the…
Republished
‘V-Day’, really? The vaccine should be a source of global joy, not petty patriotism
Those who claim a ‘win for Britain’ want to distract us from the government’s incompetence and cronyism They had to go and ruin it, didn’t they?…
Analysis
COVID vaccine: even healthcare workers may be hesitant – but new evidence can be reassuring
Healthcare workers will be among the first to be offered a vaccine against coronavirus. But research suggests that some staff are hesitant about accepting one. Why…
Analysis
The future of Saudi-US relations in the Biden era
Saudi Arabia and the US have shared a long strategic alliance, ever since President Franklin D. Roosevelt met with the founder of the modern Kingdom of…
Analysis
Post-election US-China relations: What to expect?
The new administration might require time to think through the US-China trade relations and recalibrate the various complex and complicated dimensions of a new China policy,…
Republished
Businesses need to take a green path to recovery after COVID-19
To ensure that we have an economic recovery that benefits people and the planet, we should scale up investments in businesses that provide environmental benefits. The…
Analysis
Are ‘immunity passports’ a good idea?
Vaccinations against COVID-19 are getting underway in England and will soon follow elsewhere. This is great news, but just the start of a long programme that…
Republished
Worry on Brahmaputra waters seems misplaced
A published paper estimates that the utilisable water of the Brahmaputra system is just four percent of the total discharge Last week, the Chinese state media…
Analysis
Why Justin Trudeau Is Supporting Protesting Farmers in India
Along with balancing domestic statecraft, Trudeau also had a score or two to settle with his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi. On November 30, while addressing Sikh…
Republished
No, women are not ‘better’ at politics
Joe Biden’s all-female comms team looks like a cynical stunt to satisfy the woke. Joe Biden likes to keep women close. And in one of the…
Republished
The architects of Brexit drove this act of self-destruction, but they won’t own it
Whether it’s no deal or a thin deal, it shouldn’t be the remainers who lie awake at night It won’t be Boris Johnson’s fault, that much…
Republished
In the time of pandemic, debt relief efforts need to go further
For the global economy to recover quickly, not only the poorest but all small and vulnerable nations should have access to debt relief. In the last…