Stories by Jeffrey D. Sachs

Preventing the spread of war will depend on strategies that recognize the shared interests of adversaries

Preventing the spread of war will depend on strategies that recognize the shared interests of adversaries

To seriously address the issue of global climate change, policymakers need to establish a framework that extends through the end of the century

For the equivalent of a few days' worth of military spending, devastating illnesses of the global poor could be controlled worldwide

Water supplies around the world are already severely stressed. Population growth and global warming will only worsen those problems

Are higher taxes and strong social "safety nets" antagonistic to a prosperous market economy? The evidence is now in

Will the Wall Street Journal's editorial writers accept a challenge to learn the truth about the science of global climate change?

Plans that encourage voluntary, steep reductions in the fertility rates of poor nations pay dividends in sustainability for everyone

Want to promote stable democracy in struggling nations? Send timely packages of food, seeds and medicine

Small changes in climate can cause wars, topple governments and crush economies already strained by poverty, corruption and ethnic conflict

Market economics and globalization are lifting the bulk of humanity out of extreme poverty, but special measures are needed to help the poorest of the poor

Tropical climate and lack of access to sea rade have hurt the poorest nations. But new aid programs can point the way to prosperity