After being ranked 142 in 2023, Pakistan's position declined last year, and again this year

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Iran has other sources of energy, it wants to reduce reliance on fast-depleting oil and gas reserves

The state can play an important role in safeguarding labour

The dearth of data on climate impacts within the global south also increases reliance on foreign experts

The impact of the unfolding great power competition has become particularly acute within South Asia

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AI is making it much easier to spread disinformation, enable fraud, and cause conflicts to become deadlier

The essence of Ibn Khaldun's ideas proposes a humanist and participatory approach to governance

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