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The Valle Real Shopping Center in Santander, Spain on January 16, 2021 with all stores closed due to the entry into force of the order to close large shopping areas on weekends to avoid the rise of infections by covid-19

After the COVID-19 Pandemic We Need to Build More Resilient Countries

We need to learn key lessons about how to build more sustainable and inclus...

We need to learn key lessons about how to build more sustainable and inclusive societies to minimize catastrophes like the COVID-19 pandemic

Pro-China supporters wave Chinese and Hong Kong flags as they attempt to hold a march in a shopping mall but were met with large numbers of pro-democracy supporters in Hong Kong, China on Sept. 18, 2019.

The Only Path Ahead for Hong Kong Is Reform

It's a tough task, but political change can take place in a manner amenable...

It's a tough task, but political change can take place in a manner amenable to both Beijing and the people of Hong Kong

Bakery owner Tim Kortuem decorates a cake in the shape of a vaccination syringe and with the slogan '2021 Bye Bye Corona' at Schuerener Backparadies bakery in Dortmund, western Germany, during a partial lockdown to curb the spread of the ongoing novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. - Germany on January 5, 2021 prolonged and toughened its partial lockdown until January 31. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP) (Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images)

The Top Risks for the World in 2021

2021 opens in the middle of the greatest crisis of our lifetimes. The healt...

2021 opens in the middle of the greatest crisis of our lifetimes. The healthcare response to the pandemic defined 2020. The economic response to its lasting damage will define 2021.

A large group of Rohingya people, fled from ongoing military operations in Myanmar's Rakhine state, try to cross the border at Palongkhalii, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, on October 17, 2017.

Why Joe Biden Should Help the Rohingya People of Myanmar

Much remains to be done—and President-elect Biden is in a prime position to...

Much remains to be done—and President-elect Biden is in a prime position to help

A family displaced by armed conflict between the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army sits at a temporary shelter in Hlegu Township on the outskirts of Yangon on June 25, 2020.

People in Parts of Myanmar Are Living Under the World's Longest Internet Shutdown. It's Putting Lives in Danger

Amid the pandemic and an escalating armed conflict, my family and friends a...

Amid the pandemic and an escalating armed conflict, my family and friends are unable to perform even a basic internet search

Joe Biden's projected US presidential election victory is seen on the front pages of British newspapers on Nov. 8, 2020 in London, United Kingdom.

If Biden Is Going to Rebuild the International Order, He'll Need a Friend Like the U.K.

The "special relationship" is deeper than passing politics or current event...

The "special relationship" is deeper than passing politics or current events, writes Conservative MP Tom Tugendhat. It’s founded in a shared vision of the world and the willingness to act

A red lightning bolt, the prominent symbol of recent protests against a Polish court's decision to effectively put a complete ban on abortion, is projected against a building in Warsaw on Oct. 30, 2020.

Poland’s Constitutional Court Has Effectively Banned Abortion, But We Will Not Stop Fighting For Our Fundamental Rights

Poland’s anti-abortion laws have always been among the most restrictive in ...

Poland’s anti-abortion laws have always been among the most restrictive in Europe. Until this week the procedure was only permitted when the pregnancy posed a threat to the woman’s life; if there was a fatal...