Brazil is taking over the G20 presidency. President Lula da Silva is hoping to strengthen Brazil’s international role after the Bolsonaro years, though he faces a major diplomatic challenge

A recent conference examined how China and the West cooperate with partner countries and the impact this can have on democracy promotion

IMF policies did not solve Sri Lanka’s problems but made them worse, claims a sociologist who assesses the country’s ongoing debt crisis

Corruption undermines democracies and supports autocracies. Although progress has been made in the fight against corruption, much more needs to be done

The Global Forum on Agricultural Research and Innovation changes its acronym to underline inclusion and fairness

Rural communties’ right to use the land they depend on deserves more attention

Ghanaian scholar assesses the outlook for democratic governance and economic integration in the ECOWAS context

The global food system both contributes to climate change and is threatened by it

Water-security levels are lowest in Africa and South Asia. The situation is not automatically improved by a high-performing economy

One Health approach amounts to an appeal to reduce global inequalities