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COP28: the presidency’s priorities
Sultan Al Jaber believes COP28 can find a new way forward on climate
The summit must grapple simultaneously with mitigation, adaptation and finance, says its president
The war in Gaza
As a pause in fighting begins, Husam Zomlot calls for a comprehensive ceasefire
Peace can only be achieved by inverting the Oslo process, says the Palestinian ambassador to Britain
COP28: climate finance
Mark Carney argues that finance needs to go where the emissions are
Helping heavy-emitting sectors to decarbonise is key to reaching net zero, says the UN’s climate envoy
COP28: climate action and trade
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala says open trade is crucial for decarbonisation
Trade amplifies environmental policy action, argues the head of the World Trade Organisation
The war in Gaza
Andreea Manea on the legal complexities around Israeli attacks that hit hospitals
They are not always unlawful, but the exceptions are narrow—and involve meeting several conditions
The fog of war
David Enoch argues that much of the public discourse on the Israel-Hamas conflict is depressingly simplistic
Intellectuals should be more honest about the uncertainties, says the legal philosopher
Trade and democracy
Mathias Döpfner argues that the global trading system needs a shake-up
Free trade and freedom should be linked, says the businessman and author
British constitutional arrangements
The United Kingdom’s political constitution is under severe strain
Relieving it requires stronger checks on power, say Jess Sargeant and Hannah White
British constitutional arrangements
Think twice before shaking up the House of Lords, says its speaker
Lord McFall of Alcluith makes the case for incremental change
British constitutional arrangements
Ed Balls and Dan Turner on the long shadow cast by political centralisation
Reversing it will help reduce regional economic inequality, say the former minister and policy adviser
China’s Uyghurs
Jewher Ilham on how policymakers can stand up to the Chinese government’s mistreatment of Uyghurs
Start by banning imports made with forced labour, says the daughter of an imprisoned scholar
The war in Ukraine
The commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces on how to win the war
Technology is the key as the war becomes “positional”, says Valery Zaluzhny