In 1877, the great French novelist Victor Hugo wrote: “Invading armies can be resisted; invading ideas cannot be.”Nowadays, the power of ideas, for good or for evil, is something we need to take into account, particularly in contemplating Islamic radicalism.The recent terrorist a

 The international system of economic governance is at a turning point.After 70 years, the Bretton Woods institutions — the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank — appear creaky, with their very legitimacy being questioned in many quarters.

Over the last 10 years, impressive gains have been made in the battle against the tobacco epidemic.Spurred by the World Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, which entered into force in 2005, most countries have launched comprehensive tobacco-control progra

European policy makers like to lecture the rest of the world on air pollution. Asia, and China in particular, is a favourite target for criticism.

Greece and its creditors are now enacting a deal that provides financial support in exchange for wide-ranging reforms. Although reservations about the agreement abound, political conditions did not permit a better one.

The ocean and the atmosphere are linked in ways that are only just beginning to be fully understood.Like siblings, the sky above us and the waters around us share many characteristics — most notably these days a need to be protected.We are siblings working on a shared agenda to d

 In the coming months, European leaders will confront two major challenges.

Today’s decision makers are supposed to embrace the virtues of big data, relentlessly pursue quantitative metrics, and then adhere to the optimal course of action that these powerful tools supposedly indicate.

Unmanned aerial vehicles have populated both the imagination and nightmares of people around the world in recent years.In April, the United States’ navy announced an experimental programme called LOCUST (Low-Cost UAV Swarming Technology), which officials promise will “autonomousl