It’s unusual for central bank leaders to issue such a statement. But the reason is simple: what happens in the US matters worldwide.
US wound down its presence in Greenland at the end of the cold war. Now it wants to beef it up again.
As urbanisation accelerates across India, the importance of urban forests is becoming more crucial.
There is no evidence that US intervention in Venezuela will lead to a meaningful reduction in drugs flowing into the United States.
Railway safety has vastly improved for motor vehicles, but reducing the risk of collisions with pedestrians is much trickier.
AI companies are gearing up to follow the social media model of monetizing their platforms through advertising. The danger for consumers with AI goes beyond data privacy to covert manipulation.
Martin Luther King Jr. and Thich Nhat Hanh shared a vision of ‘beloved community’ that shows how democracy begins not with power, but with how we live together.
History also shows that many of the fanciful engineering ideas for Greenland failed because they misjudged the island’s harsh climate and dynamic ice sheet.
Chatter in social media communities sheds light on a hidden population of substance users.
Rarely are sports stadiums financed entirely with private funds.
Some methods being tried to counter climate change shift the ocean’s biology or chemistry. Others would deflect solar radiation. All have consequences for marine life.
The age of the oldest known Oldowan stone tools from east Turkana has been pushed back by 700,000 years.
The youth-led struggle for democracy in Uganda reflects a broader continental reality: young Africans want better leadership.
With an average temperature of -50°C, Antarctica’s first-ever 100% natural sanctuary protects endangered ice cores from global warming.
The growing ease of perpetrating sexual violence with novel technologies reflect the urgent need to prioritise AI safety and regulation.