Announcements on technology could offer promising areas for partnership – but progress on Ukraine and Gaza seems unlikely.

William Matthews and Ben Bland create a speculative ‘backcasting’ scenario: ‘It’s the year 2035 and China dominates the region’. They describe how that might come to pass – and how to avoid it.

Unpredictable and abrupt changes in the climate are fast approaching, but the rapid uptake of electric vehicles and solar power shows that societies can also ‘tip’ in ways that might head off the ...

The soaring value of gold has led to rampant Illegal mining, mercury poisoning and murders by criminal gangs. Is the government losing control of this precious metal, asks Dan Collyns.

Hugo Bachega asks Israelis how they regard the gathering global opposition to the war and whether it will have a lasting impact on the country’s increasing international isolation.

The US president will enjoy the pageantry, but the prime minister will want to avoid moments that reveal differences on trade, Ukraine and Palestine recognition, writes Iona Allan.

The Trump administration has withdrawn the US from major climate commitments and slashed funding for green technologies. But US companies know they must stay invested in the global energy transition, ...

Jessica Green, author of a new book, says climate diplomacy focuses too much on technical goals such as net zero and offsetting instead of redirecting the flow of dollars to accelerate decarbonization ...

Now could be the time to ratchet up sanctions pressure on Putin and change Moscow’s risk analysis of prolonging the war.

The formation of a new legislative body will serve as a test for whether Syria’s government is ready to embrace pluralism and ...

As world leaders gather for the UN General Assembly, now is the time to put the focus back on Sudan and build international ...

With an unpredictable US fragmenting the Western alliance, and China presenting itself as a paragon of stability, a more ...