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Danny Sriskandarajah urges Andy Burnham’s government to make the most of the UK’s upcoming G20 and G7 presidencies.

Alberto Alemanno sees serious shortcomings in the Rhine Group’s basic approach to European reform.

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Esther Ngumbi explains how policymakers can help farmers raise yields without further degrading the environment.

Jamal Ibrahim Haidar & Seyed Mohammad Karimi show that a supposedly humane form of coercion imposes the greatest costs on the most vulnerable civilians.

Tim Congdon thinks the post-pandemic inflation shock should have been viewed as a watershed moment in monetary policy.