Trillions of dollars are needed to prevent and protect against global warming. But who should pay? The world’s climate scientific advisory body could help countries to decide.

No provision of international law guarantees a state’s right to exist. Statehood is a political reality not a legal one.

Dozens of candidates are running in the 2024 presidential election apart from Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, which may influence the final result in the tight race. None is on a realistic path to the ...