OXFORD — Progressives have long counted on young people to champion their causes. Just five years ago, young Europeans voted for parties advocating climate action, social justice and democratic reform.

OXFORD — Truculent truckers have driven several governments to distraction in recent weeks. In Canada, they blocked bridges to the United States and laid siege to the capital, Ottawa.

OXFORD — After a year in which people longed to get back to “normal”, it is now clear that COVID-19 will not make this possible.

OXFORD — On April 8, French President Emmanuel Macron announced that he will close France’s elite postgraduate school for training public leaders, the École Nationale d’Administration (ENA).

“Do not get mad, get even.” Established political parties looking to take back control from populists should turn that maxim into a strategy.

The World Bank is quietly sliding into insignificance, as its core fee-paying clients increasingly seek other lenders.If it is to survive, its management will need to streamline its loan approval processes and leverage the unique assets that distinguish it from its competitors.Th

Amid all of its other troubles, Ukraine cannot pay its creditors.