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The Biden administration’s insistence on NATO enlargement has made Ukraine a victim of misconceived and unachievable U.S. military aspirations, writes Jeffrey D. Sachs.  By  Jeffrey D. Sachs  Common Dreams George Orwell wrote in 1984 that "Who controls the past controls the future: wh

Commentary When it comes to TV shows, they really don’t make them like they used to. Today, finding ...

Lower interest rates and longer-term paybacks that match the pace of underlying social progress are key to successful development finance, writes Jeffrey Sachs. By Jeffrey D. Sachs  The New World Economy The key to economic development and ending poverty is investment.  Nations achieve p

UAE also ranked third in Total Local Energy Production and Wastewater Treatment Efficiency

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Jeffrey D. Sachs is a University Professor and Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, where he directed The Earth Institute from 2002 until 2016. He is also President of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network and a commissioner of the UN Broadband Commission for Development. He has been advisor to three United Nations Secretaries-General, and currently serves as an SDG Advocate under Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Sachs is the author, most recen...

The Monash University’s Energy Institute and Climateworks Centre together with the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network of over 1,700 Universities, have developed a detailed guide to support the Net Zero initiatives of colleges and universiti

Reflective thoughts on Independence Day during times of turmoil for the nation.


Washington's quest for supremacy conflicts with the U.N. Charter and a global system in which no single country dominates, writes Jeffrey Sachs. By  Jeffrey D. Sachs  New World Economy U.S. foreign policy is based on an inherent contradiction and fatal flaw. The aim of U.S. foreign policy

Is it time to stop and reconsider the flaws of free market fundamentalism?