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How did you get to school when you were young? For many people in developed countries, the answer was a guaranteed (if under-appreciated) mode of transit...

Over the past 40 years, the US economy has experienced four recessions. Among the four, only the extended downturn of 1979-1982 had a conventional cause....

In his widely broadcast annual press conference last month, Russian President Vladimir Putin was confident and condescending, animated only when criticizing...

Not far from my Brussels office, there is a large fresco with the inscription, “The Future Is Europe.” Once a deeply held truth among most Europeans,...

If you ask most central bankers around the world what their plan is for dealing with the next normal-size recession, you would be surprised how many (at...

Let us hope that 2019 is the year when the historical tide turns. In 2018, divisions within and between countries continued to deepen. And while...

Twenty years ago this month, the euro was born. For ordinary citizens, little changed until cash euros were introduced in 2002. But in January 1999, the...

It was the week before Christmas, when US President Donald Trump issued another bombshell from the White House. With a single tweet, he decided to withdraw...

It has now been more than three years since the United Nations General Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and the money required...

In last November’s US midterm elections, voters sent a clear message about the concerns weighing on their minds and the values they hold most dear. Not...