Category: The Conversation

Grain and fertilizer shortages, higher shipping costs and a strong dollar are all pushing food prices up and increasing hunger in dozens of vulnerable countries.

Initial responses to threats are crucial to the peace and prosperity of nations. Did governments go too far with lockdowns?

Why do peace talks fail? A negotiation expert answers five questions about the slim chances for a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine

African countries, rich in resources, easily fall prey to aggressive tax planning and tax evasion facilitated by offshore companies

African countries’ decision to avoid condemning Russia for its invasion of Ukraine was not based only on issues directly connected to the conflict

Ukraine is the epicentre of a clash of global ideologies – which is exactly what happened in the 1930s.

How is the British law changing and will it stop dirty money circulating in London?

The reduction of inequality is crucial from an ethical point of view as well as the fact that will open new possibilities on how to tackle climate change

There is no going back to a pre-pandemic normal – only forward to a new one

Boris Johnson continues to insist the public cares more that he ‘gets on with the job’ than what happened in Downing Street over lockdown. But he may be

  By Ken Hughes

  Will we now see a proper pandemic recovery?

How we should manage uncertainty is not a scientific issue but an ethical issue

Good science doesn’t eliminate uncertainty: it explains it

The world needs to learn to live with the virus. And governments must follow the science and don’t distort it for political expediency