The Arctic region is undergoing unprecedented and disruptive change. Its climate is changing more rapidly than anywhere else on earth. Rising temperatures are causing a retreat of sea ice and changes to seasonal length, weather patterns and ecosystems. These changes have prompted a reassessment of economic and development potential in the Arctic and are giving rise to a set of far-reaching political developments.

During the worst economic slowdown since the Great Depression, it is important to look at new strategies for stabilization and recovery.

Matt Bai discusses with Republican Ohio Governor John Kasich whether it was Kasich's JobsOhio program or President Obama's stimulus plan and the bailout of automotive giant General Motors that should be credited with improving the job market and economy in Ohio.

The World Economic Forum released this year's Global Competitiveness Report, which analyzes and ranks 144 economies and suggests that productivity improvements and private sector investment will be key to improving global economies.

Annie Lowrey interviews Jim Yong Kim in the New York Times on why he wants to run the World Bank, just ahead of his nomination for presidency of the institution.

The Brookings Institution and Public Sector Consulting report that Michigan should take advantage of its second-strongest post-recession recovery by strengthening links between innovation and manufacturing, making targeted investments within urban areas, and supporting highly trained workers and regional systems.

The Financial Development Report 2011 and corresponding index provide a score and rank for sixty of the world's leading financial systems, analyzing drivers of development that support economic growth.

Brian Fishman explains why Al-Qaeda affiliated jihadi thinkers are concerned with China's rise, as the country becomes increasingly tied to regimes they believe are fundamentally corrupt.

If Iraq can attract foreign investment and revive its petroleum industry, it stands to become the most advanced Arab country, claim Bloomberg editors.

This Brookings blog insists that deficit reduction must be accomplished through cost-effective, rather than politically expedient, program funding cuts.

Ashley Halsey III and Dana A. Hedgpeth consider the need for enormous investments in the U.S. transit system.

Vanity Fair's Simon Winchester explains the prestige and controversy surrounding China's new $32 billion high-speed train line.

Writing for The New Republic, David Rieff argues that the United States avoided a quid pro quo that would have moved Cairo toward democracy, and is now paying the price for that decision.

Charles Kenny of the Center for Global Development writes that despite a large amount of foreign aide and structural reforms, Egypt was still unable to provide viable employment opportunities for their youth.

In this report, McKinsey Global Institute looks at U.S. mulitnational corporations' contributions to private-sector real GDP growth and their investment decisions in a changing global landscape.

This Business Action for Africa report consists of expert briefs by government, business, and NGO leaders on African growth and development, with policy recommendations on how businesses can manage and innovate through the global economic crisis.

This article in the World Politics Review evaluates Brazil's ability to surpass its disappointing economic performance during the late 20th century and fully realize its potential for rapid, stable growth.

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has been running several high-level strategy meetings over how to ensure that the global financial meltdown does not derail efforts to address parallel "crises" in hunger and rising food prices, energy costs, extreme poverty, and climate change, says a key adviser.

This paper outlines the impact of the financial crisis on developing nations.

These Crisis Talk postings highlight information regarding the recent financial crisis.