Perhaps understanding the parallels between the two campaigns will help US voters avoid taking a similar path in November
detailsThe vote for Brexit was a great shock; the morning after the vote, the disintegration of the European Union seemed practically inevitable
detailsPoverty and hunger are intimately connected, which is why the SDGs target elimination of both
detailsLow-trust societies participate disproportionately less in international commerce, and attract less investment
detailsA central theme of the Report is that the Iraq War did not have to happen, and certainly not when it did
detailsHas Brexit paved the way for the decline of one of the EU’s most dynamic economies and the end of London’s reign as a global financial center?
detailsInnovations frequently face high barriers to implementation, with governments sometimes banning new technologies outright
details. The European migration crisis and the Brexit debate fed on each other
detailsIt is unfair to dismiss concerns about globalization as unfounded
detailsThe decision to leave the EU will dominate British national life for the next decade, if not longer
detailsDid the UK’s population really know what they were voting on? Absolutely not
detailsMany politicians continue to spin the facts even after they have left office. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill once boasted that, History will be kind to me, for I intend to write it
detailsThe conflict does not involve direct military confrontation between the main rivals, at least not yet
detailsSome 240 million people today are living outside their country of birth – enough to form the world’s fifth most populous country
details? In Saudi Arabia, foreign nationals account for roughly one-third of the population. In Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, nine out of every ten residents is an expatriate
detailsTechnological diffusion can be constrained on both the demand and supply sides of the economy
detailsThe prospect of a President Donald Trump has gone from preposterous speculation to terrifying possibility
detailsWorld’s top universities teach computer science and engineering classes online
detailsAssuming that interest rates on the national debt eventually rise, taxes will need to go up, urgently on the wealthy but some day on the middle class
detailsThe backlash against globalization has been with us for two decades. In the late twentieth century, it looked as if the world was moving toward convergence, with people everywhere consuming the same products
detailsWe are entering a new golden era of innovation, which will radically increase productivity growth and improve the way we live and work
detailsThe wealth gap is already wider than at any time since the Great Depression, with the richest 1% of households now holding almost half the country’s wealth
detailsIslamic finance has important advantages over conventional financial products
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