World View

WORLD VIEW The crisis in the Holy Land is once again at “boiling point,” with blood being spilled on both sides. Tor Wennesland, the U.N.’s...

WORLD VIEW Finding a cure for Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia, is the Holy Grail of medical research. The incurable malady is...

The Cop process often seems to encapsulate the broader global reaction to climate breakdown. Leaders make grand but vague pledges of action; fossil fuel...

The world is falling into an “abyss of risk”, said Prof Johan Rockström of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in Germany. Reports...

Millions displaced. Brutal attacks on civilians. A soaring death toll. Deliberate attacks on infrastructure. And little hope of a negotiated exit. Ethiopia’s northern Tigray...

Generals are often criticized for fighting the last war. What about central bankers who seem unable to grasp the lessons of the last emergency,...

Speaking to the Guardian last month, Belize’s representative to the U.N. vividly described the havoc wreaked on his country by global heating. “Loss and damage...

There are now less than 50 days to the World Cup in Qatar, which promoters have taken to describing as a tournament “like no...

The radical right’s clear victory in Italy’s election is a historic and disturbing moment in European politics. Formed 10 years ago, and with roots...

Seven years ago, world leaders committed to a highly ambitious target: ending hunger by 2030. That goal is now more distant than ever. The...