2020-01-05
Science fiction has a warning about developing mind-reading technology without any proper framework for how to control it.
2019-12-27
A pointless, never-ending meeting is a great way to kill productivity in the workplace.
Although the ongoing Shia-led protests in Iraq have not spread to regions with a Sunni majority (including Kurdish areas), many members of these communities have supported the protest clamor...
US President Donald Trumps campaign against leading Chinese technology companies is driven by legitimate concerns.
Street protests are enveloping the developing world and especially the Middle East and North Africa Algeria...
2019-12-18
The Arab uprisings of 2019 are stages in a political struggle that is likely to continue.
Financial institutions must address the issue of technological sustainability, especially with regard to data, robotics, and artificial intelligence.
2019-12-17
Not surprisingly, American billionaires have dismissed recent wealth-tax proposals as an affront to the entrepreneurial spirit to which they attribute their massive wealth.
Rouhani has taken a remarkably austere fiscal approach ahead of the looming parliamentary election, but the countrys economic situation is still not sustainable over the long run.
2019-12-11
A new wave of Arab uprisings suggests that the authoritarian bargain of the past may be collapsing.
A Spanish scientist records all his activities so he can learn how to live more effectively. But what do you gain from forensically tracking every part of your day?
Rather than attempting to beat Iran into submission with escalating economic sanctions, the international community should be attempting to guide it toward greater openness...
2019-12-03
What kind of capitalism do we want? That may be the defining question of our era. If we want to sustain our economic system for future generations, we must answer it correctly.
2019-12-01
Resignation of premier and football victory provide respite to protesters grief over slain comrades
One study suggests in low income areas, males have poorer mental health than women.
Wall Street hedge funds and lawyers have turned an arcane procedure of international treaties into a money machine, at the cost of the worlds poorest people.
2019-11-28
The outcome bias erodes your sense of risk and makes you blind to error, explaining everything from fatal plane crashes to the Columbia crash and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Despite its scope and complexity, the crisis in the news media is far from intractable. Addressing it will require the worlds wealthy democracies to use foreign
2019-11-25
Lebanons protesters succeeded in one of their demands: the resignation of the countrys embattled Prime Minister. After the seismic protests, what is the best way forward?
Amid much discussion of the challenges facing the Chinese economy, the line-up of usual suspects typically excludes the most worrying scenario of all
2019-11-24
Iraqi Shia have lost faith in their government because it has failed to meet their basic needs in any of these three categories. After the fall of Saddam Hussein and the rise of new governance models
A regular survey of experts on matters relating to Middle Eastern and North African politics and security.
The convening power of the IMF and the World Bank is unquestionably strong, if not unique. Every year, their annual meetings attract top economic and financial officials from more than 180 countries
2019-11-18
Higher nominal wages for low-paid workers can boost real earnings, increase consumer spending, and help make housing more affordable.
Although a NATO partner, Turkey has purchased the Russian air defense system. And, Turkey and the US stand on different sides when it comes to Syria.
2019-11-16
The rapid pace and sheer scale of innovation in digital currencies and mobile payments indicates that a monetary revolution is forthcoming. The choice for governments
2019-11-09
For 40 years, elites in rich and poor countries alike promised that neoliberal policies would lead to faster economic growth, and that the benefits would trickle down so that everyone
