Visiting Europe this week, President Barack Obama urged leaders of the European Union to be more forgiving of Greece and its debts. No doubt reflecting on events back home, he said that economic stress and suspicion of unresponsive institutions were empowering populism. Addressing those worries needed to be a high priority, and supporting Greece’s flattened economy would help. He’s …

  A dopting green economy is the best way to move towards sustainable development. The UAE has become the first member of World Green Economy Organisation (WGEO). It is a huge step to make the world realize the importance of transforming the business landscape and decarbonizing the economy. A green economy would need coordination between various financial institutions, the civil …

  When he retired from Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal in 2012, Justice Kemal Bokhary predicted that a “storm of unprecedented ferocity” was gathering over the city’s judicial system and rule of law. Though dismissed as alarmist at the time, he’s turned out to be right. And all of Hong Kong’s friends — both within and abroad — should …