Flash Points: The World Bank is failing and needs a restart

Plus: Is Nicaragua's dictatorship nearing its end? AUGUST 28, 2024  |  [VIEW IN BROWSER](  |  [SUBSCRIBE](     [Sponsored by ‘Foreign Agents’ by Casey Michel]( [People reach for free food being distributed in New Delhi on Feb. 16, 2011. ]( People reach for free food being distributed in New Delhi on Feb. 16, 2011. Manan Vatsyayana/AFP via Getty Images [1]( [The World Bank Is Failing and Needs a Restart]( Global poverty and income divergence are set to rise again—a brutal indictment of the institution’s work. By Paul Collier   [2]( [Is Nicaragua’s Dictatorship Nearing Its End?]( How the once-revolutionary Ortega regime may have destined itself to the dustbin of history. By Max Granger   [3]( [The Young and the Westless]( New centers of power are emerging as a new generation in the global south looks beyond Washington and former European colonizers. By Samir Puri   [4]( [The U.S. and China Should Consider Partnering in Space]( The benefits could outweigh the risks—and allow the superpowers to leave competition to earthly problems. By Howard W. French   [5]( [Banning TikTok Won’t Keep Your Data Safe]( Pompous billionaires, authoritarian regimes, and opaque oligarchs are hoarding our data. Only an alternative online ecosystem will stop them. By Douglas Lucas Sponsored [A stunning investigation of the US’ foreign lobbying industry.]( In Foreign Agents, author and journalist Casey Michel shines a light on foreign lobbyists as some of them―after decades of installing dictators and corrupting American policy―embark on their next mission: to end America’s democratic experiment, once and for all. [Read more now!](   [Could Civil War Erupt?]( Barbara F. Walter has studied the genesis of civil wars around the world, and there are currently worrisome signs in the United States. What can citizens and institutions do to stave off violence? She'll join FP Live today at 2:30 PM ET to discuss. [REGISTER NOW](   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( You’re receiving this email at {EMAIL} because you signed up for FP's Flash Points newsletter. [MANAGE YOUR EMAIL PREFERENCES]( | [VIEW OUR PRIVACY POLICY]( | [UNSUBSCRIBE]( Interested in partnering with FP on events, podcasts, or research? [Explore FP Solutions](. [Foreign Policy]( is a division of Graham Holdings Company. All contents © 2024 Graham Digital Holding Company LLC. All rights reserved. Foreign Policy, 655 15th St NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC, 20005.