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Crunch Time for the WHO

EDINBURGH – At this month’s G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, chaired by Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, global leaders are expected...

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Toward a Fifth World Order

EDINBURGH – The Bretton Woods institutions – the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank – are now 80 years old. But they are as...

21.10.2024 40

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Investing in the WHO Will Yield Outsize Returns

EDINBURGH – In August, 14 of Africa’s poorest countries, alongside international organizations and private companies, pledged over $45 million to...

14.10.2024 20

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The UN’s Summit of the Future Must Champion Universal Education

EDINBURGH – As many as 500 million children worldwide are either trapped in conflict zones or displaced by war and climate change, putting their...

23.09.2024 30

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The High Cost of the Netherlands’ Mpox Vaccine Hoarding

EDINBURGH – In the lead-up to this historic election year, many feared that Europe’s rightward shift would undermine international cooperation and...

06.09.2024 20

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The rule of law is coming for Putin

The Council of Europe, often criticized for being overly cautious, is flexing its muscles. For months now, the Council has been working with Ukraine...

16.08.2024 30

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The Rule of Law Is Coming for Putin

EDINBURGH – The Council of Europe, often criticized for being overly cautious, is flexing its muscles. For months now, the Council has been working...

02.08.2024 40

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What to Do About the Taliban’s Gender Apartheid

EDINBURGH – For three years now, since the Taliban’s return to power, girls in Afghanistan have been unable to attend secondary school. They are...

15.07.2024 30

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Getting the Pandemic Treaty Across the Finish Line

EDINBURGH – A breakthrough toward global cooperation to prevent future pandemics is possible in the next few days. Negotiations on the proposed text...

09.05.2024 60

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For Nigeria's schools, safety must come first

Gorden Brown EDINBURGH – Last Thursday, more than 280 Nigerian students were kidnapped from their school in Kuriga, a town in the northern state of...

17.03.2024 40

The Korea Times

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For Nigeria’s Schools, Safety Must Come First

EDINBURGH – Last Thursday, more than 280 Nigerian students were kidnapped from their school in Kuriga, a town in the northern state of Kaduna –...

15.03.2024 40

Project Syndicate

Gordon Brown

Empowering the Pandemic Accord

EDINBURGH – The COVID-19 pandemic taught us several lessons, many of which came at great cost. Chief among them was that, despite years of...

21.02.2024 30

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Britain Is Turning Its Back on International Law

EDINBURGH – Last month, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak made an astonishing admission: the United Kingdom would have all but abandoned the European...

15.01.2024 20

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An Opening in the Fight to Educate Afghan Girls

EDINBURGH/NEW YORK – It has now been over two years since the United States military ended its decades-long war in Afghanistan, and the world’s...

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