The perilously high stakes for the next UN leader
International body must sharpen its focus to stay relevant in a fractured world
International body must sharpen its focus to stay relevant in a fractured world

A reboot of the UN and nimbler forms of co-operation are necessary

We are living in a ‘barbell’ world where international threat meets technological opportunity

The organisation’s choice of leader in 2026 will be the most consequential since the cold war

What will the global economy look like if it loses its monetary anchor?

Global events hide mistakes, confer agency and are exciting to boot

Policymakers must overcome the mercantilist fallacy that the way to get rich is by running surpluses forever