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Stories by Helen Clark

Published:Thursday | April 14, 2022 | 12:08 AMHelen Clark, Dan Smith and Margot Wallström - Guest Columnists

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shaken many long-held Western assumptions about the foundations of peace in Europe. Among other things, it has renewed policymakers’ focus on energy dependence as a key strategic issue. The United States recently...

Published:Wednesday | June 23, 2021 | 7:24 AMHelen Clark, Olusegun Obasanjo, & Ricardo Lagos for Project Syndicate, A Digital Integration & Marketing production

GENEVA – Fifty years ago this week, US President Richard Nixon declared that drug abuse was “public enemy number one” requiring a “tough on crime” approach in the United States and abroad. The “war on drugs,...

Published:Wednesday | June 9, 2021 | 5:41 AMGraça Machel, Helen Clark, Mary Robinson, Ban Ki-moon, and Gordon Brown for Project Syndicate, A Digital Integration & Marketing production

LONDON – This year must mark a global turning point. Whereas international cooperation often failed in 2020, we now have an opportunity – and the responsibility – to usher in a new era in which a healthier, greener, safer, and...

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