In his book Utopia, published in 1516, the English philosopher Thomas More proposed a basic income for all. In more...

Norway is the world’s leader in the adoption of battery-powered electric vehicles (EV). In 2019, 42.4 percent of all new...

As the Cold War began to ratchet up tensions around the world, the French demographer Alfred Suvy reflected, in a...

On the day the President and the Vice-President were sworn in, I asked my Malawian friends and colleagues (not a...

When this column is published on Thursday, Malawi will have probably elected a President with a majority vote. I hope...

A new round of elections in Malawi is around the corner. The historic Constitutional Court judgement from February of this year,...

Every now and then, scholars are accused of not widely disseminating their research findings. Some claim that despite spending a...

In their quest to boost production and access to electricity, governments are not always comfortable in assessingthe environmental impacts of...

Many products or technologies developed in high-income country contexts are neither accessible nor affordable in large parts of the developing...

While many parts of the world have gradually begun easing lockdown restrictions, there is a growing interest to better understand...

There has been renewed global attention on the concept of “sustainable development” in recent years. This is in large part...

In times of crises, we tend to rally around our leaders, our community, our family and our country. Concerns for...

 When the coronavirus epidemic began attracting international attention three months ago, the strength of the Chinese state was in full...

We are living through an unprecedented global crisis and worried about our families, our jobs and our common future. Although...

Humanity is witnessing an unprecedented crisis. Citizens all over the world are hoping and praying for a best-case scenario where...

It has been great to be back in Malawi. Over the past few weeks, I have travelled across the country...

 I returned home to Norway exactly a week ago. A few hours before landing at Oslo airport, the government announced...

There is an ongoing debate on the role and impact of development planning. Supporters of five-year or 10-year plans claim...

The city of Lagos has recently banned motorcycles. Locally known as “okadas”, the authorities accuse these vehicles of causing “chaos...

The problem is enormous and growing. The evidence is compelling. Human activity, and our increased consumption of fossil fuels, has...