Green finance is transforming capital markets as climate-aligned bonds and transition finance move from niche to mainstream. With $2.9 trillion in green bonds issued and $1 trillion expected in 2025, the market is scaling-but standardization and greenwashing remain key challenges.
Humanitarian access in conflict zones relies on deconfliction, aid corridors, and accountability to ensure aid reaches those in need. Learn how these protocols save lives-and where they still fail.
Tariff hikes in 2026 will push inflation higher as costs ripple through electronics, food, and energy. Learn how trade fragmentation affects your everyday spending and what you can do to protect your budget.
The pandemic treaty uses real accountability and incentives to make countries report outbreaks, share data, and help each other-turning health security into a shared investment with measurable results.
Sovereign wealth funds are shifting away from tech-heavy portfolios to diversify into infrastructure, energy, and emerging markets. Here’s how global investors are reducing concentration risk in 2025.
China's 2023 ban on Japanese seafood imports caused a $800 million loss for Japan's fishing industry. While framed as a safety issue, the move was a geopolitical tool that reshaped global seafood trade-and forced Japan to rebuild its markets from scratch.
The ICJ can rule on international disputes, but it has no power to enforce its decisions. Major powers routinely ignore its rulings - and the world has no real way to stop them.
The dollar carry trade lets global investors borrow low-interest currencies to buy high-yielding U.S. tech stocks-but they hedge currency risk to protect returns. Here's how it works, who's behind it, and why it moves markets.
Bangladesh's caretaker government system tried to ensure fair elections by putting judges in charge-but it backfired. This is what happened when judicial power blurred with political control, and what it teaches democracies everywhere.