Oil and gasoline have gotten all the headlines in recent weeks for good reason: Surging fuel costs have led to a price shock at the pump – one many commuters and drivers can’t avoid. Meanwhile the ...

The Strait of Hormuz is a difficult, almost impossible, problem to solve through military means alone,” Hinote said. Keeping ...

More than 120 million people have been displaced from their homes due to war, climate change, political instability, and oppression in the past few years, a figure that has doubled in the last decade.

Michael Pollan explores theories of consciousness in animals, plants and machines, examining the “hard problem” of subjective ...

The science writer delves into the vast subject of consciousness in his new book A World Appears – and draws some surprising ...

What are the most pressing global crises in 2026? Each year, the International Rescue Committee’s (IRC) Emergency Watchlist identifies the countries at greatest risk of new or worsening humanitarian ...

Europe has big plans to combat money laundering, but its history of tackling the illicit flow of dirty cash through its financial system is decidedly checkered. Estimates vary wildly about how much ...

Looking at challenges outside of your own company can lead to powerful change. Rosabeth Moss Kanter, professor at Harvard Business School, believes the world demands a new kind of business leader. She ...