By Invitation
The Israel-Hizbullah war
Lebanon needs a new army in the south, says Yair Lapid
Israel’s opposition leader sees a way to turn war into a much-needed reset for the country
One year of war in Gaza
Philippe Lazzarini says the blows to humanitarian law in Gaza harm us all
The head of UNRWA, the UN’s agency for Palestinians, warns the world not to look away
Mexico
Ernesto Zedillo says AMLO has left Mexico on the verge of authoritarianism
The former president exhorts Claudia Sheinbaum to opt for democracy
COP29
COP29 is greenwashing a dictatorship, writes Azerbaijan’s main opposition leader
Ali Karimli on the hypocrisy of holding the climate conference in a petrostate where dissent is silenced
The drugs don’t work
Ara Darzi on why antibiotic resistance could be deadlier than cancer
To get on top of the crisis, stop prescriptions without a proper diagnosis, argues the surgeon and politician
Nutrition
Bill Gates on how feeding children properly can transform global health
The stomach influences every aspect of human health, says the philanthropist
Landmines in Ukraine
Clearing Ukraine’s mines is crucial for global food security, say Howard Buffett and Tony Blair
With the right sort of technology and financing, it needn’t take a century
Euro-vision
Mario Draghi outlines his plan to make Europe more competitive
The continent needs investment on a par with the Marshall Plan and a lot more innovation, says the former central banker
Artificial intelligence and society
Large language models will upend human rituals
The results could be disturbing, argue Marion Fourcade and Henry Farrell
The American election
Kamala Harris has good vibes. Time for some good policies
Steven Teles, a political scientist, on the three Ps that the Democratic nominee should focus on
Debt and development
Break the taboos propping up unsustainable debt, pleads a former central banker
Murtaza Syed on overcoming fear of restructuring, cajoling creditors and encouraging the IMF to be candid
Artificial intelligence
Mark Zuckerberg and Daniel Ek on why Europe should embrace open-source AI
It risks falling behind because of incoherent and complex regulation, say the two tech CEOs