The Right Approach: Economic consequences of legal behaviour
Many thriving societies adhere closely to the letter of the law. However, allowing for a certain degree of latitude for individual interpretation, as...
Threat perception The AI quandary: Governing the unknown
Major advances in AI are raising a raft of concerns about education, work, warfare, and other risks that could destabilise human civilisation long...
Slowdown blues: Can the global economy avoid a lost decade?
The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank are now predicting a prolonged period of sluggish growth and declining investment. The coming...
Halting the authoritarian drift
In a globalized world, the task of containing rising authoritarianism cannot be left to individual countries, because one rogue leader’s malfeasance...
How Singapore impresses as a superpower
There are many reasons for Singapore’s rapid growth over the past six decades, but its authoritarian regime is not necessarily one of them. Instead,...
Emulation worthy: A lesson from West Bengal
The pandemic had a devastating effect on learning outcomes of millions across India, reversing years of incremental progress. But a school for poor...
Opportunity in waiting: The G20 and G Minor
Amid rising geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainty, G20 can play a role in preventing a worse crisis by facilitating the coordination of...
Taking sides: When voters become fans
Today’s deepening political polarisation evokes longstanding assumptions about how electoral politics works. Far from exhibiting hardwired preferences...
