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Global Trends Series by Executive Director
1 Follow up is key after Rio+20 [25 Jun 2012]
2 Hour of truth arrives for Rio+20 [18 Jun 2012]
3 Key issues facing Rio+20 summit [11 Jun 2012]
4 Rich nations backtracking as Rio Summit nears [04 Jun 2012]
5 Climate talks end after slow progress [28 May 2012]
6 Crisis in Europe affects all of us [19 May 2012]
7 Climate talks and dilemmas resume [14 May 2012]
8 New UN institutions for sustainable development? [07 May 2012]
9 South wins battle for new UNCTAD mandate [30 Apr 2012]
10 Uncertainty as UNCTAD XIII begins [23 Apr 2012]
11 Battle to save UNCTAD's mandate [16 Apr 2012]
12 Worrisome rise of Super Malaria [09 Apr 2012]
13 Rio Plus 20 Summit issues hotly debated [02 Apr 2012]
14 An end to modern medicine? [19 Mar 2012]
15 The lessons of Fukushima, one year later [12 Mar 2012]
16 Alarm over damage from mining and resource use [05 Mar 2012]
17 Human rights approach to climate change [27 Feb 2012]
18 Trade war looms over EU's tax on airlines [20 Feb 2012]
19 Seminar warns of effects of economic downturn [06 Feb 2012]
20 Rising risk of Western war on Iran [30 Jan 2012]
21 Clash of capitalisms in this Dragon Year [23 Jan 2012]
22 Fiscal austerity causing new recession [16 Jan 2012]
23 Will India still supply cheap drugs for the world? [09 Jan 2012]
24 Be Prepared - a good motto for 2012 [02 Jan 2012]
25 Divisions beneath a relaxed WTO Ministerial [19 Dec 2011]
26 New climate talks launched at Durban [12 Dec 2011]
27 Durban battle on climate regime’s future [05 Dec 2011]
28 Need to assess costs, benefits of FTAs [28 Nov 2011]
29 Is China still a developing country? [21 Nov 2011]
30 Brazil, a country on the go… [15 Nov 2011]
31 Greek tragedy sours G20 Summit [07 Nov 2011]
32 Thai floods and global climate chaos [31 Oct 2011]
33 Setback in designing Green Climate Fund [24 Oct 2011]
34 China bashing won't solve US problems [10 Oct 2011]
35 Prepare now for a new global downturn [03 Oct 2011]
36 Palestinians win moral victory at UN [26 Sept 2011]
37 Palestinian quest for a state goes to the UN [19 Sept 2011]
38 Asia needs to confront new global crisis [12 Sept 2011]
39 Policy conflicts as major economies weaken [05 Sept 2011]
40 Why we should conserve hills and Nature [29 Aug 2011]
41 The battle for Merdeka continues [22 Aug 2011]
42 Global turmoil as US economy faces downgrading [08 Aug 2011]
43 WTO impasse a sign of larger global problem [01 Aug 2011]
44 The road to Earth Summit, 20 years later [25 Jul 2011]
45 US debt impasse worries the world [18 Jul 2011]
46 Rich economies enmeshed in crises [11 Jul 2011]
47 Towards green low-carbon growth? [27 Jun 2011]
48 Climate Regime on the Brink [20 Jun 2011]
49 New super-bugs a threat to human life [06 Jun 2011]
50 Bracing for a world of uncertainty [30 May 2011]
51 Changes needed at troubled IMF [23 May 2011]
52 Helping the world's poorest countries [16 May 2011]
53 Human rights concerns on "targeted killings" [09 May 2011]
54 Crunch time arrives for WTO talks [25 Apr 2011]
55 New challenges 20 years after Earth Summit [18 Apr 2011]
56 New battle lines in climate talks [11 Apr 2011]
57 Disasters abound as climate talks resume [04 Apr 2011]
58 Nuclear and Libya crises deepen [28 Mar 2011]
59 Dangers of the boom in capital flows [21 Mar 2011]
60 Many issues raised by Japan's earthquake [14 Mar 2011]
61 US Congress blow to global green agenda [07 Mar 2011]
62 Little progress in WTO's Doha talks [28 Feb 2011]
63 After the revolt, many issues for the new Egypt [14 Feb 2011]
64 Concern over soaring food prices [07 Feb 2011]
65 Global debate on "green economy" [24 Jan 2011]
66 A difficult year ahead [03 Jan 2011]
67 Goodbye to a year of natural calamities [27 Dec 2010]
68 Next year's battle will be more uphill [20 Dec 2010]
69 Strange outcome of Cancun conference [13 Dec 2010]
70 Expect little from the Cancun climate talks [29 Nov 2010]
71 Africa resisting the threat of EPAs [22 Nov 2010]
72 Inconclusive G20 summit, amidst new Europe crisis [15 Nov 2010]
73 Watching Obama in Asia, after his electoral setback [08 Nov 2010]
74 G20 make progress, but differences remain [25 Oct 2010]
75 Currency chaos threatens global recovery [18 Oct 2010]
76 Slow progress at latest climate talks [11 Oct 2010]
77 Tensions rise as US bill targets China [04 Oct 2010]
78 Leaving oil in the ground to fight climate change [20 Sept 2010]
79 Beware of new US protection [13 Sept 2010]
80 Alert on new untreatable diseases [06 Sept 2010]
81 Urgent need for funds to fight climate calamities [30 Aug 2010]
82 Pakistan floods confirm climate crisis [23 Aug 2010]
83 China's big balancing act [16 Aug 2010]
84 Water and climate events in the news [02 Aug 2010]
85 Water soon to be a human right? [26 Jul 2010]
86 Towards a new development strategy [19 Jul 2010]
87 Climate deal needs equity in carbon space [12 Jul 2010]
88 Will "austerity" lead to a new recession? [05 Jul 2010]
89 Rethink of East Asian growth policies needed [28 Jun 2010]
90 Poor nations should also be paid for eco-disasters [21 Jun 2010]
91 Setback for poor nations as climate talks end [14 Jun 2010]
92 Tough talks resume on climate change [07 Jun 2010]
93 Dire scientists' warning as climate talks resume [31 May 2010]
94 The future of "sustainable development" [24 May 2010]
95 From fiscal stimulus to austerity policies [17 May 2010]
96 Europe's turn to face debt crisis [03 May 2010]
97 Climate battle moves to Bolivia [26 Apr 2010]
98 At last, a case to expose misdeeds that led to the crisis? [19 Apr 2010]
99 Climate talks resume, future uncertain [12 Apr 2010]
100 Long stalemate ahead for WTO talks [05 Apr 2010]
101 Promoting global economic recovery [22 Mar 2010]
102 Wall Street firms attacked for manipulation [15 Mar 2010]
103 Financial speculators still causing havoc [08 Mar 2010]
104 The global crisis of water scarcity [01 Mar 2010]
105 Climate politics hots up [22 Feb 2010]
106 Copenhagen Accord yields poor results [08 Feb 2010]
107 Be wary about hype on "global recovery" [01 Feb 2010]
108 Obama has to fight to save his policies [25 Jan 2010]
109 Terrible effects of earthquake in Haiti [18 Jan 2010]
110 2010 to decide how the world is governed [11 Jan 2010]
111 2010 - the year of uncertainty [04 Jan 2010]
112 Lessons for new climate talks in 2010 [28 Dec 2009]
113 Climate talks end by only "noting" an Accord [21 Dec 2009]
114 Deadlock at Copenhagen climate summit [16 Dec 2009]
115 Copenhagen climate talks begin [07 Dec 2009]
116 World leaders race to save Copenhagen [30 Nov 2009]
117 Reform push must continue [16 Nov 2009]
118 Conflict deepens before Copenhagen [09 Nov 2009]
119 Crunch time for climate talks [02 Nov 2009]
120 Hot debate over technology issues [26 Oct 2009]
121 Climate talks in peril after Bangkok failure [11 Oct 2009]
122 Rich nations plotting death of Kyoto Protocol [05 Oct 2009]
123 Feeling left out of the elite club [28 Sept 2009]
124 Big week ahead for global affairs [22 Sept 2009]
125 Bad signals from Europe on climate change [14 Sept 2009]
126 Financial reforms taking a back seat? [07 Sept 2009]
127 The passing of an environment giant [31 Aug 2009]
128 Asia should fight for its economic interests [24 Aug 2009]
129 Homage paid to a Malaysian giant at the climate talks [17 Aug 2009]
130 Row over European seizures of low-cost drugs [10 Aug 2009]
131 Towards a global climate deal [03 Aug 2009]
132 Poor countries worry about flu vaccine shortage [27 July 2009]
133 Summit reaffirms non-aligned movement [20 July 2009]
134 Obama, Africa and food insecurity [13 July 2009]
135 Unfair to tax South's imports on climate grounds [06 July 2009]
136 UN sets big agenda for economic crisis action [29 June 2009]
137 Key issues in UN meeting how to tackle crisis [22 June 2009]
138 Climate talks facing crisis [15 June 2009]
139 Actions needed to follow Obama's Cairo speech [08 June 2009]
140 Motor cars, the victims of the triple crises [01 June 2009]
141 UN Summit to set up a new Economic Council? [25 May 2009]
142 Will "swine flu" fade or spread further? [04 May 2009]
143 Feeling Asia's economic pulse [27 Apr 2009]
144 South's views should be aired at UN crisis summit [20 Apr 2009]
145 Re-regulating the financial markets [13 Apr 2009]
146 Reality behind the hype of G20 Summit [06 Apr 2009]
147 Week of decision for world economy [30 Mar 2009]
148 New grim findings on global warming [16 Mar 2009]
149 How developing countries are hit by global crisis [09 Mar 2009]
150 Global crisis reaches Malaysian shores [02 Mar 2009]