View Coronavirus in the Trump era proves nationalism's worse than globalism for world ǀ View 13/03/2020
United Kingdom Chinese card-maker says Tesco forced prison labour claims 'fabricated' A girl in London reportedly opened a card to find a message inside claiming to be from inmates at Shanghai's Qingpu Prison. 22/12/2019
Cult Turner Prize nominees focus on issues beyond Brexit Four shortlisted entries focus on the inequalities and injustices of a globalised world still capable of producing horrific conflicts. 28/09/2019
focus Building resilience in the face of disaster More than two decades since a devastating earthquake, Focus travels to the Japanese city of Kobe to see how the city has rebuilt itself and find out how it turned the disaster into an opportunity. 27/02/2019
focus Crans Montana Forum turns spotlight on globalisation Hundreds of politicians, business leaders and representatives of international organisations gathered for the 29th edition of the Crans Montana Forum. The state of World affairs is debated here, without fear nor taboos. 02/07/2018
Ukraine Global cyber attack hits Australian chocolate factory A Cadbury chocolate factory has become the first Australian business to be hit by a global cyber attack. 28/06/2017
View Will the liberal order survive? If so, which version? After the annus horribilis that was 2016, most political observers believe that the liberal world order is in serious trouble. 28/02/2017
View Who will save globalization: Capitalists or communists? - view By Carl Bildt, Sweden’s foreign minister from 2006 to October 2014 and Prime Minister from 1991 to 1994 I must confess that I am a firm believer in 16/02/2017
View Are you 'web' or 'wall'? How politics has split society Between web and wall: what would the disruption of politics look like? 31/01/2017
USA Why Trump might not be the end of the world for globalisation Global growth and development have been predicted to be one of the casualties of a Trump presidency hostile to free trade. 22/11/2016
Culture Karlsruhe's GLOBALE art event begins a dazzling year The near year-long GLOBALE art event celebrates art in the digital age. Organised in the south western Germany city of Karlsruhe, which is 30/06/2015
Slovakia Globsec ends with warnings on Russia, ISIL, and refugees The annual global security conference held in the Slovak capital, Bratislava, Globsec, has ended with delegates painting a grim picture of the 22/06/2015
focus Eurasian Media Forum in Astana looks to the future More than 700 delegates from around 70 countries were present at the 12th Eurasian Media Forum in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan. Famous 28/04/2014
World Are FTAs killing jobs? Amid economic and financial crises, free trade and globalisation are dirty words to many Europeans. Some of those same countries where 29/09/2011
Europe Europe's ailing social model Javier from Spain asks: “Why are we – EU member states - witnessing the disappearance of the welfare state? Why are we losing all the benefits 09/09/2011
World Are politicians controlled by banks? These are some of the questions you asked Saskia Sassen, our expert on global sustainability. 1- Is Europe facing a financial disaster? 2- Should 09/05/2011