When Barbados went to the polls on February 11, 2026, the result was not just a domestic landslide. It was a reaffirmation that one of the most influential reform agendas in global development finance will continue to have a political mandate behind it. PM Mia Mottley won a third consecutive
When governments moved to restart stalled negotiations on a global plastics treaty in Geneva earlier this month, they turned to a diplomat shaped not by a single issue, but by the slow accumulation of trust, credibility, and experience across climate, oceans, and multilateral governance. Julio Cordano, newly elected Chair of
In the landscape of climate disclosure and land conservation, Kristina Wyatt has emerged as a rare leader who translates the language of capital markets into the preservation of the physical world. Her appointment in early 2026 as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for The Conservation Fund marks a strategic
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund delivered a 15 percent return in 2025, adding roughly $247 billion in value in a single year. For the world’s largest sovereign investor, the headline was not only the scale of the gain but its signal. Part of the performance was driven by a rebound in
As Abu Dhabi launches L’IMAD, its newest sovereign investment platform, the appointment of Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan as Chairman places one of the emirate’s most consequential leaders at the center of its next phase of economic strategy. His ascension is less a surprise than a signal:
Quantum technology has crossed a threshold. What was once an academic frontier is now a strategic imperative. Owen Lozman, Managing Partner of 55 North, has emerged as one of the central figures shaping how that future will be financed. From Copenhagen, Lozman is leading what is widely regarded as the
In a world where tariffs are rewriting alliances and trade is once again a tool of statecraft, few development leaders sit closer to the intersection of finance, diplomacy, and geopolitics than Sergio Díaz‑Granados Guida. As Executive President of CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, Díaz-Granados is
As global diplomacy fractures and new power centers assert themselves, the idea of peace is being rebranded in real time. The launch of the Board of Peace by U.S. President Donald Trump has introduced a parallel, highly personalized vision of global peacemaking, one that sits uneasily beside long-standing multilateral institutions.
At a moment when old alliances are fraying and global power is being renegotiated, Ursula von der Leyen has emerged as one of Europe’s most consequential leaders. As President of the European Commission, she now stands at the center of a world defined by geopolitical confrontation, economic coercion, climate instability,
At a moment when the transatlantic alliance is under rare internal strain, Mark Rutte has become NATO’s steady center of gravity. Calm, disciplined, and relentlessly pragmatic, Rutte is leading the alliance through one of its most delicate leadership tests in decades. Built for Consensus Before taking NATO’s top post, Mark
