Category: World

“The international financial architecture, crafted in 1945 after the Second World War, is undergoing a stress test of historic proportions – and it is failing that test”, argues UN Secretary-General António Guterres in a 2023 policy brief. He points out that unsustainable levels of debt are crippling many poor countries, to the extent that they are […]

United States President Joe Biden condemned the Monday assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump in an X/Twitter post shortly following the incident. The apparent assassination attempt took place near Trump’s Florida golf course. Trump was unharmed in the incident. Biden wrote that the suspect in the assassination attempt was taken into custody. He also […]

Lord Collins, the UK Minister for Africa, will visit Ghana on 17th September. This visit, his first to West Africa, will reinforce the enduring partnership between the UK and Ghana.   During his visit, Lord Collins will meet stakeholders including Government Ministers, leaders in Ghana’s tech and innovation sector and food security agencies. The Minister will also […]

The UN has described the current global situation as “uniquely dangerous”, with the risk of major powers engaging in conflict at its highest levels since the Cold War, the possibility of nuclear war breaking out higher that it has been for several decades, and the climate crisis driving migration and exacerbating tensions. “We face a breakdown […]

Ryan Wesley Routh, identified by the New York Times as the suspect in Trump’s assassination attempt, may have been motivated by “political violence” rather than “extremist violence,” according to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), analyzing his social media posts on Monday. According to Routh’s social media posts, he appears to have been a Trump supporter in […]

UK support to boost growth, clean energy, food security and women’s empowerment announced as Minister for Africa Lord Collins begins week-long visit to West African regional powers, Ghana and Senegal in Ghana, UK funds will help small businesses to access clean energy sources and in Senegal, the Minister will lead a delegation of 40 companies […]

A successful sports team relies on strong leadership and a clear vision to bring players together, build their skills and use game data to make improvements. To stay competitive, these teams regularly update their strategies and keys to success. Similarly to a winning sports team, it’s time we rethink a workforce strategy that can effectively […]

Acting Under Secretary of State John Bass will travel to Islamabad, Pakistan, and Ankara, Türkiye, from September 14 to 18. In Islamabad, Under Secretary Bass will meet with senior Pakistani government officials to discuss a range of bilateral issues and shared regional security challenges. In Ankara, Under Secretary Bass will meet with senior officials in […]

Around 50 per cent of us do have access to at least one social protection benefit – but 3.8 billion people lack any kind of safety net, including 1.8 billion children worldwide, according to the World Social Protection Report 2024-26: Universal social protection for climate action and a just transition. “Climate change does not recognise borders, […]

The Nobel prize-winning economist Elinor Ostrom once wrote about “the danger of self-evident truths” within academic research, warning that they were often wrong, or at the very least misleading. Since its earliest emergence as an academic discipline, political science has been forged around the self-evident truth that “blame is bad” and that any rational politician […]