2019-09-17
Many economists already favor a consumption-based tax system for raising revenue on grounds of efficiency and simplicity.
Rapid advances in biotechnology demand additional regulations to keep experiments safe, control the spread of potentially dangerous knowledge
2019-09-16
Albukamal and Qaim lie on a Syrian-Iraqi boundary that has had regional implications for decades.
It has become common for people to refer to the 21st Century as the Chinese Century, much as many called the 20th Century as the American Century.
On Tuesday, National Security Advisor John Bolton was fired by President Trump or he resigned, depending on who one believes.
2019-09-15
A regular survey of experts on matters relating to Middle Eastern and North African politics and security.
The rise of populist nationalism throughout the West has been fueled partly by a clash between the objectives of equity in rich countries and higher living standards in poor countries.
As the Amazon fires continue to burn, Rachel Nuwer asks: how dependent are we on the survival of forests?
2019-09-06
Algebra, alchemy, artichoke, alcohol, and apricot all derive from Arabic words which came to the West during the age of Crusades.
2019-09-05
India is wedged between two nuclear-armed allies that routinely defy fundamental international rules and norms. Until China and Pakistan stop trying to undermine...
2019-09-04
Like the twentieth-century Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, the new rivalry between China and the West is a contest between fundamentally incompatible political systems.
Latin America faces huge skills gaps in the workforce, and college is expensive. One man is looking to shift the education model on its head
While Tehrans internal debate about engagement with Washington intensifies, its words and actions already seem to be shaping even unintentionally the terms of any future talks.
2019-09-02
In an interview, Makram Ouaiss says Lebanese politicians may provoke a new trash crisis to reach their favored waste solutions.
In an environment of secular stagnation in the developed economies, central bankers ingenuity in loosening monetary policy is exactly what is not needed. What is needed are admissions of impotence, in order to spur efforts by governments to promote demand
2019-08-31
Egypts Ministry of Religious Endowments granted controversial Sheikh Yasser Borhami, vice president of the Salafist Call, a preaching permit for Friday sermons in Alexandria in August
We will have to wait and see whether the US Business Roundtables recent statement renouncing corporate governance based on shareholder primacy is merely a publicity stunt.
2019-08-29
The value of heroism is again on the rise, especially in countries where undemocratic regimes can no longer be relied on to deliver economic prosperity
As policymakers, academics, and activists prepare for next months United Nations climate summit in New York
As summer temperatures rise, more buildings are installing energy hungry air conditioners a major contributor to climate change. But are there other ways to cool buildings down?
2019-08-26
Nationalist populists rely on fake news, special interests and us-versus them narratives – targeting Muslims as scapegoats and ignoring larger challenges like climate change.
The Islamic Dawa Party could on the verge of division after the reelection of Nouri al Maliki as its secretary-general
These days, liberal democracy and authoritarianism seem to be engaged in a process of competitive decay, the outcome of which remains uncertain.
2019-08-25
Unlike the 2008 global financial crisis, which was mostly a large negative aggregate demand shock, the next recession is likely to be caused by permanent negative supply shocks
Are we really more stressed than ever before? In an essay based on her recent book Stress-Proof?
2019-08-21
By asserting direct government control over Kashmir, Indias prime minister is remaking the country in the image of his chauvinist party.
