By Dani RodrikCAMBRIDGE — The world economy desperately needs a plan for “peaceful coexistence” between the United States and China. Both sides need to accept the other’s right to develop under its own terms.

By Eswar PrasadITHACA — The drumbeat of warnings about a looming worldwide recession is growing ever louder.

By Ian BurumaNEW YORK — A common explanation for the rise of right-wing demagogues around the world is that many people feel “left behind” by globalism, technology, deindustrialisation, pan-national institutions and so on.

By Kevin WatkinsLONDON — David Malpass has taken over as World Bank (WB) president, and he carries some heavy political baggage.

By Diane CoyleCAMBRIDGE — Despite ever-improving conditions for millions of people around the world,  documented by entities like the University of Oxford’s Our World in Data“ and highlighted by scholars like Steven Pinker, popular discontent is on the rise in many places.

By Abhas K.

By Giorgio Chiovelli, Stelios Michalopoulos and Elias PapaioannouLONDON — This year marks the 20th anniversary of the United Nations Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention.

By Sigmar GabrielBERLIN — NATO was founded 70 years ago to prevent war between the liberal-democratic West and the Soviet East. The fact that the Cold War never turned hot is a testament to its success.

By Harold JamesPRINCETON — Once upon a time, everyone assumed that there was a single phenomenon called globalisation, whereby cross-border flows of financial capital drove innovation, industrialisation, development and trade.