By Bjørn Ihler and Fatima Zaman OSLO/LONDON — Shamima Begum, a 19-year-old British woman who fled to Syria four years ago to marry a Daesh fighter, wants to return home to the United Kingdom with her newborn son.

By Mahmoud Mohieldin and Dilip RathaWASHINGTON, DC — On December 19, 2018, the United Nations General Assembly voted to adopt the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, with 152 votes in favour, five votes against and 12 abstentions.

CHICAGO — The post-war economic success of liberal democracies was not simply the result of letting markets flourish. The United States and European countries also embedded markets in a structure that allowed people to take the fullest advantage of them.

By Adair TurnerNEW DELHI — Passenger cars account for only 8 per cent of total global carbon dioxide emissions, and if you charge an electric vehicle (EV) with electricity generated by inefficient coal power plants, the immediate effect will be increased CO2 emissions compared wi

By Jeffrey D.

NEW YORK — For over a decade now, we have witnessed more elections and, simultaneously, less democracy. According to Bloomberg, elections have been occurring more frequently around the world.

By Madeleine de Cock Buning and Miguel Poiares Maduro FLORENCE — Today, debates about public issues play out on social media, people receive their news via digital platforms and politicians pitch their policies using these same media.

By Mathias Dewatripont and Michel GoldmanBRUSSELS — The opioid epidemic in the United States, which the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) declared a public-health emergency in 2017, continues to escalate.

NEW YORK — Watching a sophisticated democratic society knowingly walk into a predictable and avoidable national disaster is a rare and alarming experience.