By Tariye Isoun GbadegesinLONDON — Africa has contributed less to the climate crisis than any other continent, but it will suffer some of the worst consequences.

By Daron AcemogluCAMBRIDGE — It was already clear 30 years ago that the fall of the Berlin Wall would change everything.

By Yuen Yuen AngANN ARBOR — This year’s Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded to Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, and Michael Kremer for their experimental approach to poverty reduction.

By Thomas Blanchet, Lucas Chancel, Amory Gethin PARIS — Europe’s political forces are divided between those who regard the European Union (EU) as promoting unfair, inefficient neoliberal economic policies, and those who see the bloc as key to preserving the relatively equita

By Dani RodrikCAMBRIDGE — China’s economic rise poses significant political and strategic challenges to the existing global order.

By Daniel GrosBRUSSELS — For over a year, US President Donald Trump’s protectionist war against China, and his broader use of import tariffs to advance geopolitical objectives, has been fueling anxiety about the future of world trade.

By Carlos Manuel Rodríguez, and Alvaro Cedeno MolinariSAN JOSE —  Governments from around the world are already preparing for the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Kunming, China.

By Harold JamesPRINCETON — We are currently living through the most dramatic technological and economic transformation in the history of mankind. We are also witnessing declining support for capitalism around the world.

By Peter SingerPRINCETON — Last month, the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded to three pioneers in using randomised controlled trials (RCTs) to fight poverty in low-income countries: Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer.