LONDON—The idea that the climate crisis is diverting global attention and funding away from the eradication of poverty and hunger perpetuates a dangerous misconception of both problems. For millions of the world’s poorest people, climate change is not a future risk but a present reality, exacerbating the vulnerabilities and inequalities that block escape routes from extreme poverty. Unfortunately, the tendency to treat poverty and climate as separate issues has created policy silos, squandering opportunities to develop integrated strategies that create a virtuous circle of climate justice, strengthened resilience, and inclusive growth.

Attila Kisbenedek/AFP via Getty Images Politics 0 Why Orbán Lost László Bruszt The downfall of Hungary's autocratic prime minister, whose model of "illiberal democracy" became a lodestar to many on the right—was a consequence of that model's own logic. Whatever happens next, one thing is certain: democracy's friends and foes alike will be watching closely. says that an illiberal regime with no internal or external constraints necessarily becomes undisciplined.

The downfall of Hungary's autocratic prime minister, whose model of "illiberal democracy" became a lodestar to many on the right—was a consequence of that model's own logic. Whatever happens next, one thing is certain: democracy's friends and foes alike will be watching closely.

Sergei Supinsky/AFP via Getty Images Longer Reads 0 No Exit from Stalin Nina L. Khrushcheva As misguided as the Bolshevik vision was, it was driven by a desire for progress—something that leaders like Nikita Khrushchev understood. The opposite is true of Vladimir Putin’s fundamentally regressive vision for Russia. considers what a new history of the late Soviet Union says about Russia under Vladimir Putin.

As misguided as the Bolshevik vision was, it was driven by a desire for progress—something that leaders like Nikita Khrushchev understood. The opposite is true of Vladimir Putin’s fundamentally regressive vision for Russia.

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