Intersections

Expect IMF-World Bank meeting debates over China, the US, Ukraine, and more—behind closed doors (Martin Mühleisen – Atlantic Council)

Once again, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Annual Meetings will unfold against a turbulent global backdrop. In their speeches and prepared...

Behind the scenes of the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings as leaders adjust to a new normal of uncertainty (Atlantic Council)

As financial leaders descend upon Washington, DC, this week for the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank, IMF Managing...

Europe’s health system under strain as doctors and nurses face mental health crisis (UN News)

One in 10 doctors and nurses in Europe experience suicidal thoughts, a new survey carried out by the World Health Organization (WHO) in Europe...

Chinese fishing in West Africa: Responding to the environmental and social impacts (Ebimboere Seiyafa, Awa Niang Fall, Ellis Adjei Adams, Kadidia Kane, Isa Elegbebe...

In May 2025, the China Global South Initiative (CGSi), a collaboration between the Keough School of Global Affairs and the Atlantic Council Global China...

From US tariffs to Argentina’s crisis: The five important issues at next week’s IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings (Hung Tran – Atlantic Council)

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank are gearing up for their annual meetings next week. Amid increasingly high stakes, this year’s gathering...

The UN’s Global Dialogue on AI Must Give Citizens a Real Seat at the Table (Tim Davies, Anna Colom – Tech Policy Press)

In an annual calendar packed full of global AI conferences and summits, the new United Nations Global Dialogue on AI Governance scheduled for Geneva...

Rare earth goldmine: Top 10 nations controlling critical metals for global tech (Interesting Engineering)

Rare earth elements (REEs), a group of 17 metals including 15 lanthanides, plus scandium and yttrium, are vital for modern technology, from smartphones and...

Human rights groups urged to ‘unite more than ever’ in efforts to end racism (UN News)

The “colour line” still exists today – proof that more must be done to stamp out anti-Black racism, the head of a UN platform...

Fertility Decline in China and Its National Military, Structural, and Regime Security (Michael S. Pollard, Jennifer Bouey, Agnes Xiangzhen Wang, Rakesh Pandey – RAND...

The People’s Republic of China is facing a rapid change in its population’s age structure following a dramatic decline in fertility that began in...

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