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What India’s river moves mean for South Asian water cooperation

On 23 April, India announced it would suspend the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), a landmark water-sharing agreement with Pakistan signed in 1960.…

7 months ago

How the far right is using thinness to radicalise women and teen girls

If you’ve read a fashion magazine lately, you may have noticed that ‘thin’ is once again ‘in’. What you may…

7 months ago

Mars or Mercury rebooted: The Trump administration, the dollar, and the geopolitics of international currency choice

A 2018 Vox column examined the geopolitical premium enjoyed by the US thanks to its security alliances and ‘dollar diplomacy’.…

7 months ago

Looking for a “fair” international monetary system

President Trump’s Chief Economic Adviser, Stephen Miran, has claimed that the international monetary system in which the US provides the…

7 months ago

Opinion: As demand for AI data centers grows, we must avoid ‘digital extractives’

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been presented by its supporters as the great promise of the 21st century, capable of revolutionising…

7 months ago

Q&A: How Southeast Asia can seize the renewable energy opportunity

Southeast Asia stands at a crossroads in its energy transition. Rapid economic growth, volatile fossil fuel markets and intensifying climate…

7 months ago

Geoengineers eye up ocean ‘dead zones’ for carbon storage

Scientists and entrepreneurs from across the world gathered in Bucharest earlier this year to discuss a temptingly simple idea to…

7 months ago

Tackling road vehicle emissions in the Western Balkans

On a cold morning in Sarajevo, 10-year-old Emina walks to school, wearing a mask to protect her lungs from the…

7 months ago

Are Apps a game changer for women’s business training? A cautionary tale from Ethiopia

The views expressed in the Let’s Talk Development blog are solely those of the author(s). Business training programs have long…

7 months ago

How financial inclusion in Central Asia drives opportunity and jobs

Aziza, a small retail business owner in the city of Karshi, in southern Uzbekistan, had a dream: If only she…

8 months ago