Jo Leinen, a former Member of the European Parliament from Germany and a member of the EAF advisory board, argues that the causes of the war in Ukraine are both longstanding and fundamental.

The funds to help Afghanistan out of an economic and humanitarian crisis are available. How justified is the international reluctance to deploy them?

Japan gave us the Kyoto conference and has some enthusiasm for green bonds. But the world’s second largest investor in carbon-intensive industry needs to get its climate act together.

A former senior Indian Ambassador offers his perspective on the war in Ukraine.

Vietnam punches above its weight economically. Is this because it has adopted an inclusive value set and a defiantly pragmatic approach to progress?

Connectivity breaks down barriers and creates opportunities for collaboration and mutual benefit. Europe needs to improve its connectivity with Asia, physically and virtually, if it is to counterbalance Chinese plans to dominate the region and beyond.

There are always issues around to distract attention from the situation in the South China Sea. Yet with its rich oil and gas fields and valuable trade routes, are scenarios relating to future global domination being played out?

When Britain officially ‘brexited’ from the European Union (EU), in January 2021, it did so amidst a fanfare of promises of freedom and independence called ‘Global Britain’. A year on, what does progress look like?

In no policy area are key global economic issues, ranging from the fundamental to the idiosyncratic, better illustrated than those which relate to our trade in food