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US debt ceiling crisis dogs Biden at G7

The sight of a tired-looking top White House domestic policy adviser in a Hiroshima hotel said it all: President Joe Biden may be on the other side of the world…

The crisis was foretold

Former Deputy Governor Dr Murtaza Syed in a hard-hitting article laments that the crisis facing the economy today was ‘foretold’. He points out that ‘with just $3.7 billion left in…

A time of ‘permacrisis’

These days of the year arouse mixed feelings. On the one hand, you are inclined to take stock of what has happened during the year that is ending. And this…

SDGs and the Triple C crisis

Sustainable development is a concept that aims to meet the economic, social, and environmental needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.…

Russia-Ukraine war divides the world – I

The Russian invasion of Ukraine about four months ago has divided the world community amongst pro-Russia, pro-Ukraine alignments with most nations remaining neutral or tentatively circumspect. How long the nations…