As struggling municipalities face shrinking income and mounting debt, innovative renewable energy models are aiming to stabilise costs and secure power systems
Data sovereignty refers to the principle that all data is subject to the laws and regulations of the nation state or jurisdiction in which it is collected. This concept gained prominence in the early 2010s following the Edward Snowden revelations about mass surveillance by the United States
The power to define risk, credibility and prudence remains concentrated in the Global North, while the costs are borne mainly by the Global South
The Srila Roy controversy exposes the fragile balance between free inquiry, public accountability and institutional power in South African universities
More than three decades after apartheid ended, the land question remains one of the most unresolved and contentious issues
Public budgets are unlikely to expand at the pace required to meet the escalating risks. A larger share of long-term capital will therefore need to come from private sources
Any objective analysis must proceed from the premise that commissions of inquiry are not criminal courts. They neither prosecute nor sentence. Their constitutional purpose is to establish facts, identify systemic weaknesses and recommend structural changes
The story of the coming years will not be the binary of whether China ‘collapses’ or ‘surpasses’. It will be about how the rest of the world adapts to a China that has successfully moved from being a follower to a standard-setter
The 62nd Munich Security Conference provided a platform for three days of intensive debates on the world’s most pressing security challenges.