By Jagan Chapagain and Andrew SteerGENEVA/WASHINGTON, DC — The world has been planning for the future in the mistaken belief that it will resemble the past.

By Mariana Mazzucato and Antonio AndreoniLONDON – The COVID-19 crisis and recession provides a unique opportunity to rethink the role of the state, particularly its relationship with business.

By Dani Rodrik and Stefanie Stantcheva CAMBRIDGE — COVID-19 has exacerbated deep fault lines in the global economy, starkly exposing the divisions and inequalities of our current world.

By Javier Solana and Óscar Fernández MADRID — Western societies are currently gripped by the ominous idea that we are entering a new cold war, this time between the United States and China.

By Bertrand Badré and Yves TiberghienPARIS – A sudden shock upends routine decision-making and forces leaders to take urgent action.

By Anne Case and Angus Deaton PRINCETON — Well before COVID-19 struck, there was another epidemic running rampant in the United States, killing more Americans in 2018 than the coronavirus has killed so far.

By David Cameron, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Donald P. KaberukaLONDON/MONROVIA/KIGALI — No country has been spared the impact of COVID-19. But some, the world’s most “fragile states”, face a particularly difficult set of challenges.

By Mario Pezzini, Sebastián Nieto Parra, and Juan Vázquez ZamoraPARIS — The wave of popular protests that shook Latin America in late 2019 marked a turning point not only in the politics of the countries involved, but also in terms of understanding the region’s long-term developm

By Sally Pairman and Roopa DhattTHE HAGUE/WASHINGTON, DC — As the world struggles to control COVID-19, the global health workforce is under increasing strain, and woman-centred, midwife-led care is more at risk than ever.The current crisis is stretching healthcare facilities