To make people healthier, new World Bank president Robert Zoellick should step back and let other organizations take the lead.

As President Obama huffs and puffs about his tax plan, which is unlikely to pass in the Democratic-majority Senate much less the Republican-controlled House, Robert Zoellick, president of the World Bank, has provided a much broader view of where the United States stands amid great changes in the world and some useful guidance on what direction public policy ought to take.

Robert Zoellick is off to a promising start as World Bank president.

On July 1, 2007, Robert Zoellick is scheduled to become the World Bank’s new president. While his first order of business will be to restore the Bank’s tattered credibility, he will also need to map out a long-term strategy for the organization.

What should be Mr. Zoellick’s priorities in adapting...

The world finds itself today in a global food crisis of increasing demand in the face of limited supply, a recipe for skyrocketing food costs, increasing poverty, potential famine, and political instability. What are the causes of today’s food crisis, and what can be done about it? British economist and...

"Is China at present (or will China become) a responsible stakeholder in the international community?"     What does it mean to be a responsible stakeholder?As Deputy Secretary of State, Robert Zoellick developed a detailed definition of what it means to be a responsible stakeholder. In short,...

Rising protectionism is even worse than leading multilateral institutions say it is.

The Obama administration's attempts to convince other countries to strengthen their currencies and the Fed's renewed bout of quantitative easing have faced staunch criticism in the United States and abroad, and have shown that the "currency wars" are far from over.