Globalization is ongoing, and its effects can be felt everywhere. Future Challenges exists to explore the benefits and problems of globalization, sharing diverse perspectives from around the world. The Global Issues are big themes – for example trade, migration or austerity policies. Each Global Issue provides a spark of inspiration for our bloggers, and they respond with stories from their own lives and countries.
We’re all at risk from the dangers of ICT-enabled crime, but Maria Farooq says that the greatest risk could come from our attempts to stay safe
The developing world has the potential for major economic growth, but first it must prepare its young people for the burgeoning jobs market
There’s more than enough water in the world for all of us – we just need to manage it more carefully. Steven Watson highlights some of the world’s more promising water solutions.
Rising populations and the development of biofuels are increasing demand for arable land all over the world, and Arrianna Marie Conerly Coleman says that small farmers are the first to suffer
Commentary from around the globe on a post-9/11 world
If governments don’t succeed, should civil society take action and propose its own solutions? This year’s Salzburg Trilogue was an attempt to do exactly that
Many assume that democracies are better than non-democracies for environmentally sustainable development, but Peter Burnell says it’s time to question that assumption
Most immigrants send money home to help their families, but few realize the huge global impact of these payments. Samuil Simeonov asks whether they’re really doing as much good as they might hope.
The situation in Syria is escalating. Many Syrians have been killed or tortured by the regime but still people go out and demonstrate. They’d rather die than continue to live under the Assad family.
A barrage of innovative, flexible mobile solutions are turning Africa’s economic and social fortunes around, and Gudrun Porath says that the West should be learning from the developing world’s successes.
