Having lost touch with public sentiment, officials in Paris, Hong Kong, and Santiago failed to anticipate that a seemingly modest policy action (a fuel-tax increase, an extradition bill, and higher metro prices, respectively) would trigger a massive socia
detailsBy broadening the nexus between economic interest and national security, Trump is encouraging the decoupling of the worlds two largest economies and the emergence of a bipolar world order led by rival hegemons.
detailsDespite the likelihood of a harder-than-expected Brexit, and the certain loss of the so-called passport, which would allow financial services to be sold freely across the EU...
detailsGiven the growing risk of economic stagnation, governments may soon need to provide further stimulus – ideally in tandem with broader structural reforms...
detailsThere are many reasons why even the oldest democracies, such as the US and the UK, are increasingly riven by tribal hatreds...
detailsWhere the problem for economies and financial services is lack of competition, residents of developing countries need to look to their own regulators and politicians...
detailsArtificial intelligence can generate tremendous value for us all, if policymakers and businesses act swiftly and smartly to capture its full benefits and mitigate the inevitable risks...
detailsBy exploiting technologies that were originally developed by the public sector, digital platform companies have acquired a market position that allows them to extract massive....
detailsThe failure to protect minority rights is a readily understood consequence of the political logic behind the emergence of democracy.
detailsIn the cyber realm, the same program can be used for legitimate or malicious purposes, depending on the users intent.
detailsThe conservatism of Edmund Burke has long served as a source of frustration for radicals, and as a necessary restraint against destructive root and branch reforms.
detailsAt last months G7 summit in Biarritz, leaders again paid lip service to reforming the World Trade Organization. But, given the US led effort to weaken the WTO
detailsBetween US President Donald Trumps zero-sum disputes with China and Iran, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnsons brinkmanship with Parliament and the European Union
detailsCities are the worlds leading source of both economic growth and greenhouse-gas emissions, and those contributions will continue to grow as more of the world...
detailsArtificial intelligence has the potential to improve billions of peoples lives but only if it creates and delivers value directly to those most in need, rather than fattening corporate profits
detailsUnder Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Indias character is being transformed by a government with no regard for institutions
detailsWith interest rates at record lows and global growth set to continue decelerating, there has rarely been a better time for governments to invest in infrastructure and other sources of...
detailsWhat the US faces on its southern border is not a security problem, but a humanitarian crisis, and punishing attempts at deterrence cannot resolve it.
detailsThe United Kingdoms bid to withdraw from the European Union is typically characterized as a dramatic manifestation of British nationalism.
detailsMany economists already favor a consumption-based tax system for raising revenue on grounds of efficiency and simplicity.
detailsRapid advances in biotechnology demand additional regulations to keep experiments safe, control the spread of potentially dangerous knowledge
detailsThe 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.
detailsIndia is wedged between two nuclear-armed allies that routinely defy fundamental international rules and norms. Until China and Pakistan stop trying to undermine...
detailsLike 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.
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