Private sector navigates outer space ahead of international lawClarification sought for rules governing lunar extraction and space pollutionThe three clear threats to limits on nuclear arms controlEfforts to replace lapsing non-proliferation agreements lack supportCountries versus corporations: the great global tax raceGovernments join forces to tackle canny multinationalsWorlds apart: how decoupling became the new buzzwordGlobalisation is faltering as countries fret about their reliance on foreign marketsBillionaires feel the sting of a populist backlashPoliticians are harnessing public outrage to put the ultra-wealthy on the defensiveToo much information? The new challenge for decision-makersLeaders are struggling to cope with the complexities of our high-tech worldMore from this Special ReportCountries vie for cryptocurrency supremacy as Libra tips scalesFacebook project has raised the stakes for national regulatorsShould poor countries welcome Beijing’s money?China is outdoing the west as a source of funding for infrastructure projectsClimate change raises the geopolitical temperatureGreat Power rivalry and unwieldy institutions exacerbate conflict over resourcesPolitical discord threatens economic co-operationTrade disputes and rock-bottom interest rates pose a severe challenge to the IMFWho is in charge of the high seas?Fragmented governance compounds the environmental challenges facing the world’s oceansRise of autocracies spells end to the west’s global supremacyThe post-1945 rules-based order is being eroded and will never returnHow climate change will transform the global balance of powerThe shift from oil and gas will be as consequential as changes in weather patternsDo global businesses have too much power?Despite public anger, corporate regulation is likely to remain fragmentedBlows to rules-based order hurt readiness for future crisesIndividual leaders’ insistence on sovereignty masks usefulness of international organisationsThe world has the capacity but lacks the political will to manage migrationMany people fleeing hardship or climate change do not qualify for the asylum they seekExperts struggle to set red lines for cyber warfareNations hope for global framework to control attacks on digital technology
Private sector navigates outer space ahead of international lawClarification sought for rules governing lunar extraction and space pollutionThe three clear threats to limits on nuclear arms controlEfforts to replace lapsing non-proliferation agreements lack supportCountries versus corporations: the great global tax raceGovernments join forces to tackle canny multinationalsWorlds apart: how decoupling became the new buzzwordGlobalisation is faltering as countries fret about their reliance on foreign marketsBillionaires feel the sting of a populist backlashPoliticians are harnessing public outrage to put the ultra-wealthy on the defensiveToo much information? The new challenge for decision-makersLeaders are struggling to cope with the complexities of our high-tech worldMore from this Special ReportCountries vie for cryptocurrency supremacy as Libra tips scalesFacebook project has raised the stakes for national regulatorsShould poor countries welcome Beijing’s money?China is outdoing the west as a source of funding for infrastructure projectsClimate change raises the geopolitical temperatureGreat Power rivalry and unwieldy institutions exacerbate conflict over resourcesPolitical discord threatens economic co-operationTrade disputes and rock-bottom interest rates pose a severe challenge to the IMFWho is in charge of the high seas?Fragmented governance compounds the environmental challenges facing the world’s oceansRise of autocracies spells end to the west’s global supremacyThe post-1945 rules-based order is being eroded and will never returnHow climate change will transform the global balance of powerThe shift from oil and gas will be as consequential as changes in weather patternsDo global businesses have too much power?Despite public anger, corporate regulation is likely to remain fragmentedBlows to rules-based order hurt readiness for future crisesIndividual leaders’ insistence on sovereignty masks usefulness of international organisationsThe world has the capacity but lacks the political will to manage migrationMany people fleeing hardship or climate change do not qualify for the asylum they seekExperts struggle to set red lines for cyber warfareNations hope for global framework to control attacks on digital technology