FIFA Has Made World Cup Tickets a Financial Instrument
Ghost tickets, surge pricing, and resale fees reveal how football’s biggest event now profits from its own fans.
Ilan Kapoor
The Global South Cannot Afford to Quit Fossil Fuels
Renewables have won the cost argument, yet poorer nations still pay a steep premium to deploy them.
Washington’s Russia U-Turn Exposes the Real Logic of Sanctions
The easing of Russian oil restrictions amid the Iran crisis reveals sanctions as tools of power, not justice.