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The decision to postpone Nigeria’s presidential election, made just hours before polls were due to open, has raised fears about the integrity of the...

There is a subtle yet important change occurring in how political leaders think about international trade, including how to remedy long-standing...

Mainstream economics has a tendency to decide on some “established” conclusions, and then hold to them, notwithstanding all evidence to the contrary....

Around the world, ever more countries and regions are promising to stop emitting carbon dioxide sometime in the future. The European Union is winning...

As concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide surpass 400 parts per million, the costs of the climate crisis – in terms of economic losses,...

Last year, Pakistan witnessed the second successful democratic transition in its 71-year history, with Prime Minister Imran Khan taking office after his...

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) recorded a total of 68.5 million forcibly displaced people worldwide in 2017, the highest number...

As Chinese and American trade negotiators meet in Washington to try to forge an accord on trade, observers are largely focused on the countries’ economic...

Since December 6, 2017, US President Donald Trump’s administration has recognised occupied Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, closed the Palestinian mission...

The world has witnessed many sharp economic declines over the years, but Venezuela’s is surely one of the worst to date. The country has experienced a...