Climate economists are playing dice with our future. Some are now sounding the alarm that the models they rely on are fundamentally flawed.

As democracy loses its shine and autocracies are emboldened, a recent study found that quality of life is nevertheless increasing across all systems of governance. The report’s authors call for a ‘new realism’ in assessing democracy’s appeal and its role in the future of global governance.

A conversation with one of the foremost critics of the Western dominated global order: Singapore’s former UN ambassador Kishore Mahbubani.