By Invitation

One year of war in Gaza

The head of UNRWA, the UN’s agency for Palestinians, warns the world not to look away

Mexico

The former president exhorts Claudia Sheinbaum to opt for democracy

COP29

Ali Karimli on the hypocrisy of holding the climate conference in a petrostate where dissent is silenced

The drugs don’t work

To get on top of the crisis, stop prescriptions without a proper diagnosis, argues the surgeon and politician

Nutrition

The stomach influences every aspect of human health, says the philanthropist

Landmines in Ukraine

With the right sort of technology and financing, it needn’t take a century

Euro-vision

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

The results could be disturbing, argue Marion Fourcade and Henry Farrell

The American election

Steven Teles, a political scientist, on the three Ps that the Democratic nominee should focus on

Debt and development

Murtaza Syed on overcoming fear of restructuring, cajoling creditors and encouraging the IMF to be candid

Artificial intelligence

It risks falling behind because of incoherent and complex regulation, say the two tech CEOs

American politics

High on her list should be wooing older, less-educated white women, says Celinda Lake, a Democratic pollster