In the two years since the Brexit referendum, the United Kingdoms global influence has been significantly diminished.
detailsThe opposite of populist nationalism is not globalist elitism; it is economic realism. And in the end, countries such as Britain, the United States
detailsThe euro may be approaching another crisis. Italy, the eurozones third largest economy, has chosen what can at best be described as a Euroskeptic government
detailsAs rates of urbanization increase globally, city planners are working to reverse decades of reckless growth by returning nature to the built environment
detailsPessimism afflicts those who have lost out economically
detailsSustainable Development Goal 6 calls for universal access to clean water and sanitation. But if governments do not embrace unconventional water resources
detailsAt least since the days of John Maynard Keynes, professional economists have not had to worry too much about the moral implications of their technical work
detailsCryptocurrencies promise to realize Friedrich Hayek’s dream of a free market in money. But human societies have discovered no better way to keep the value of money roughly constant than by relying on central banks to exercise control over its issue
detailsThe cryptocurrency revolution, which started with bitcoin in 2009, claims to be inventing new kinds of money
detailsAmerican universities and colleges emerged as dominant players in the global ecology of higher education, a dominance that continues to this day
detailsThe view that AI-driven machines will outsmart humanity, take over the world, and kill us all
detailsSome may view the US dollar’s appreciation as consistent with a longer-term rebalancing of the global economy. But, as Argentina’s recent request for IMF financing starkly demonstrates
detailsEven before US President Donald Trump began threatening to re-impose sanctions on Iran, foreign investors looking to do business there were wary. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani failed to get his pro-market agenda off the ground
detailsOn World Press Freedom Day, attention will naturally turn to the myriad ways that journalism, a key component of any well-functioning democracy, is under attack.
detailsIn an era of rapid technological change, it is widely assumed that disruptions to labor markets are inevitable
detailsThe EU has taken the lead in responding to abuse by the likes of Facebook, thanks to its new privacy standards and proposed greater taxation of peddlers of online personal data
detailsIt is unlikely that former US President George W. Bush or any member of his administration will ever stand trial for initiating a war of aggression in Iraq
detailsHow much harder would Brexit have been had the United Kingdom adopted the euro back in 2000?
detailsUS President Donald Trumps plan to boost infrastructure spending through tax credits has received a cool reception from investors
detailsa rising median household income in advanced economies anchored the growth of a middle class that often opted for the political center
detailsIt is possible that new technologies are not just doing less to boost productivity than past innovations. They may actually have negative side effects that undermine productivity growth
detailsPerhaps the recent attack on a former Russian agent in a quiet English country town will be enough to show Brexiteers that a Britain alone is a Britain vulnerable
detailsThe recent corporate-tax cuts in the United States have intensified an ongoing global race to the bottom
detailsTrillions of dollars will be needed to fund the world s human development goals, and domestic banking sectors in rich and poor countries will be part of the solution
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