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Columbia Names First Woman and Muslim Nemat Shafik as President to Lead the University

 Stephanie Saul Columbia University’s new president will be Nemat Shafik, an economist who has served as president of the London School of Economics since 2017,...

Jacinda Ardern’s Resignation: Gender and the Toll of Strong, Compassionate Leadership

Suze Wilson “Uneasy is the head that wears the crown”, wrote Shakespeare, way back in the 1500s. It’s not a new idea that top-level leadership...

BBC Defends Modi Documentary as ‘Rigorously Researched’

LONDON -- The BBC on Friday defended its controversial series on Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a “rigorously researched” documentary that sought to highlight...

Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg on Inflation Targets, Deglobalisation and US-China Tensions

INTERVIEW In this wide-ranging discussion with Project Syndicate, Goldberg proposes politically feasible supply-side policies for tackling inflation, questions America’s approach to industrial policy, illuminates the...

Ukrainian President Zelensky Calls on the World to Act Faster Against New Russian Attacks

KIEV -- In his virtual address to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on the world to act faster...

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