Nepal can move beyond being a victim of the climate crisis to becoming a credible leader in the global transition away from fossil fuels—if its ambitions are matched with fair finance, technology and international cooperation.
Citizens should not be forced to repay debts incurred without their consent or for their benefit. An odious-debt test could restore accountability to sovereign borrowing.
As Nepal turns from tragedy to recovery, the challenge is not only where to rebuild, but how to rebuild safely while preserving the communities, memories and connections rooted in place.
The new Russia sanctions bill promises a decisive blow to Moscow. But economist James K. Galbraith argues that its economic impact is likely to be far smaller than its supporters claim.
As the world remembers Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan faces a defining choice: preserve its non-nuclear principles and strengthen its moral leadership on nuclear disarmament, or dilute them at a moment when the nuclear threat remains dangerously real.
