The Unseen Arsenal: Why health is the new economic battleground.

As geopolitical tensions intensify, a nation's true strength may lie in its ability to invest in human capital and ensure the health and prosperity of its citizens.  In this time of global uncertainty, what is that worth? 

The Race to Strengthen Global Health Security

How the Pandemic Fund is reshaping global health security through smarter, faster, and country-led investments.

In Times of Change, Health Drives Global Impact

As international organisations face pressure to reform, mission success depends on the wellbeing of the people who deliver it.

Saving Lives by Breaking Silos 

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) can enable the public sector to improve productivity and service quality. BCG estimates the productivity value of GenAI at $1.75 trillion annually across national, state or provincial, and local governments.

Sidelining Local Leadership in Climate Adaptation Is a Recipe for Failure

Locally-led climate solutions deliver transformative results, but critical funding remains beyond reach of the hardest hit communities

Plastics treaty must address production

We cannot recycle our way out of the plastic pollution crisis

Bulgaria: Europe’s Overlooked Strategic Laboratory

As Washington de‑risks, Beijing builds, and Moscow trolls, Bulgaria straddles Europe’s deepest fault lines

Better Together: Leveraging Social Protection and Food Systems in Fragile Contexts

Leveraging Social Protection and Food Systems in Fragile Contexts

Maximizing impact on non-communicable diseases and mentalhealth

Maximizing impact on non- communicable diseases and mental health

Feeding the world – a growing challenge

To keep our food secure, action must be taken to stabilize and protect the food supply chain.

How the Seoul Smart City Prize is Shaping Inclusive, Smart, and Sustainable Innovation in Cities

The Seoul Smart City Prize, led by the World Smart Sustainable Cities Organization (WeGO), is revolutionizing the digital transformation of cities by leading smarter, more human-centered development

Realism and restraint produce better foreign policy

It’s time to rethink U.S. support for Ukraine and demand Europe shoulder its own security burden.

War is Hell

A negotiated settlement in Ukraine could end the hell of war

Guatemala: Striding from crisis to a brighter future

Having undergone an historic institutional crisis, Guatemala’s new administration is plotting a path to boost inward investment and usher in a new era of stability to drive forward the region’s largest economy

Skoll World Forum Shines Spotlight on Climate Change and Indigenous Rights

Philanthropists and activists at the Skoll World Forum are talking about climate change, including how it intersects with the rights of indigenous people, and how to encourage more climate action for everyone.

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