Efforts to harness the economic potential of women are being hampered: There are only so many hours in the day, and women are already busy tending to their homes and communities.
Western know-how can help developing nations withstand and recover from earthquakes. But to be most effective, there has to be an understanding about the facts on the ground.
Urban areas have a front-row seat for global issues like climate change and social welfare. Increasingly, it will be these spaces that provide the leadership and the wherewithal to address them.
Despite advanced monitoring systems and global initiatives and policies aimed at preserving the world’s rainforests, controversy remains over whether deforestation rates are, in fact, declining.
President Obama’s days in The White House are numbered, but history still has to judge his stance and legacy on counterterrorism.
Marine kidnapping for ransom will continue to plague the waters off West Africa until local governments commit to ending corruption.
People ought not to be shocked by the ascendency of the likes of Donald Trump. Around the world, politicians are tapping a groundswell of cynicism against mainstream political parties.
Megacities get all the attention but as world leaders gather in Singapore to explore urban issues, they ought to consider the important role that ‘second cities’ provide in helping to counter poverty and spur economic activity.
Britain’s vote to leave the EU was supposed to help settle Britain’s ‘European Question’ – instead, it has thrown up more questions than answers.
FIFA’s administration, led by Swiss President Gianni Infantino, is trying to get on with business as usual. What professional issues plague football’s governing body?