Faced with an increasingly bleak outlook for our planet, with urgent challenges—such as the climate crisis, rising social inequalities, the depletion of natural resources, and prolonged wars—it's common for civil society organizations, governments, and individuals to seek effective and immediate responses, or even good ideas that can be replicated like a recipe.

A new report by the Debt Relief for a Green and Inclusive Recovery Project (DRGR) analyzes the sustainability of global external debts (DSA) to estimate how much it is possible to mobilize the recommended levels of external financing without jeopardizing debt sustainability.

Governments worldwide have been adopting national AI strategies to guide the design of policies for enhancing Artificial Intelligence (AI) development. Through these strategies, many countries have expressed AI’s potential for helping combat environmental degradation, but almost none have reflected on the role of strategies in reducing AI’s own environmental impacts. This article discusses this trend and reflects on how public policies could help make AI development and deployment less impactful.

Autonomous Weapon Systems and International Law: What’s at stake for global security and governance? This discussion examines the legal and ethical challenges of Lethal Autonomous Weapons and their implications for the Global Majority.