Over the last 10 years, “climate change” has become almost synonymous with “carbon emissions”.The reduction of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, measured in tonnes of “carbon equivalents” (CO2e) has emerged as the paramount objective in the quest to preserve the planet.Bu

During the last century, the battle to secure equality for women and girls has been fought in the classroom, in the voting booth and in the boardrooms of Fortune 500 companies.But if gender inequality is ever to be abolished, we can no longer afford to neglect one of its major ca

All too often in politics, the choice is between the very bad and the even worse.For the residents of Central and Eastern Europe, the June referendum in the United Kingdom over whether Britain should exit the European Union is just such a case.A British exit (“Brexit”) would impo

Even as the United States and its allies carry out aerial bombardments in Iraq and Syria, their target, Daesh, may be preparing to retaliate on another front.By taking the battle into cyberspace, Daesh would gain many of the advantages of asymmetric warfare — unless the US organi

 On April 22, dignitaries representing no fewer than 175 parties signed the global climate change agreement concluded in Paris in December, setting a record for the adoption of an international accord.The show of support is heartening.

 Pope Francis has called corruption “the gangrene of a people”.

 A few years ago, the global campaign to eradicate polio seemed to have stalled.

The Nuclear Security Summit process, which concluded earlier this month in Washington, DC, shows what can be achieved when political leaders come together to concentrate on a global problem.The six-year initiative, focused on preventing nuclear terrorism, produced important outco

 Last December in Paris, world leaders came together to agree on a set of goals and pathways for decarbonising the global economy and increasing our capacity to adapt to climate change.It was a landmark achievement, but it was just the beginning.Every country — with the supp