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Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, “follow the science!” has been repeated like a mantra. Yet we have followed science at a safe distance at best. Europe’s AstraZeneca vaccine saga is the latest example. Some people suffered blood clots…

To summarize the challenges facing cities in the developing world in the decades to come, one could look at the biggest city in the biggest economy in Africa: Lagos. Nigeria’s commercial capital, the city has a bustling seaport, is a…

Brexit could cut significantly into the City of London’s economy and the capital’s service sectors will bear the brunt of a downturn, according to a study published by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan. An analysis by the Centre for Economics…

So far, the vaccination campaign has been anything but the success story the European Union had hoped for. There are responsibilities for this in Brussels but also complex industrial and political realities that explain the current…

If there is one thing casual observers know about the cities of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, it is that they are changing and growing very quickly. The Gulf monarchies have overseen one of the most rapid and dynamic urban…