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Tuesday 18/October/2016 18:10 PM

Thailand’s new uncertainty

Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s death was long anticipated, but it still came as a profound shock to Thailand. When it was announced, vast crowds gathered...

Tuesday 18/October/2016 17:43 PM

The Kremlin’s war on liberalism

In the wake of the September 11, 2001, terror attacks in the United States, the so-called “War on Terror” was launched. But the US-led military...

Tuesday 18/October/2016 17:30 PM

WikiLeaks is politics for cowards

The public release, via WikiLeaks, of purloined e-mails and documents related to Hillary Clinton and her campaign has produced starkly different reactions....

Tuesday 18/October/2016 17:17 PM

India's puzzling gender gap

Of an estimated 2.6 billion mobile-phone owners in low- and middle-income countries last year, 1.4 billion were men and 1.2 were women, according to a study...

Monday 17/October/2016 16:53 PM

Resolving Europe’s banking crisis in Italy

The European banking sector is crippled and highly fragmented. Though its problems are more acute for some countries and financial institutions, the sector...

Monday 17/October/2016 16:42 PM

Markets send Theresa May a message on Brexit

Key UK financial assets experienced notable moves over the last 10 days. If Prime Minister Theresa May fails to heed these market signals, her government...

Sunday 16/October/2016 17:33 PM

Europe after Merkel

Next year, Germany will hold a federal election, and the new Bundestag will choose the country’s next chancellor. Whether or not Angela Merkel retains the...

Sunday 16/October/2016 17:17 PM

Education needs social enterprise

An estimated quarter-million young people in Syria are missing out on college as a result of the civil war there. Now, thanks to the Institute of...