by Pamela Kelley Lauder | Jul 15, 2026
Philanthropy has entered a period of profound transition. Does the sector have the capacity to change together? Philanthropy is still organized around individual institutions in a moment that demands coordinated systems. Funding alone is no longer the binding...
by Pamela Kelley Lauder | Jul 15, 2026
The SDG era is closing soon. On the eve of the UN General Debate, we’re shifting the question from whether education must change to what the world’s learners must now be prepared for. Reading, writing, and arithmetic no longer describe the floor of what a...
by Shane Szarkowski | May 30, 2026
This year’s NATO Summit convenes at a difficult time for transatlantic relations as European and U.S. security policies and priorities fall out of sync. What’s next for NATO is obscured by the convergence of geopolitical threats, internal tensions, and a continuing...
by Shane Szarkowski | May 30, 2026
The 31st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP31) is being billed as the “implementation COP,” with the formal agenda structured around a ten-pillar Action Agenda designed to close the gap between Paris Agreement...
by Shane Szarkowski | May 30, 2026
The U.S. will host this year’s G20 Leaders’ Summit in Miami, Florida. There is already controversy months ahead of the gathering. Washington has made controversial changes to the agenda and to who is invited — Russian President Vladimir Putin has been invited, while...
