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Wednesday 16/March/2016 22:46 PM

Cheaper way to battle recession

What should the US government do to fight recessions? What should it do to fight slow growth? This is the eternal question of so-called countercyclical...

Wednesday 16/March/2016 22:17 PM

Why is change so hard for China?

Economic reforms are much like New Year’s diet resolutions: easily announced and easily forgotten. So perhaps it shouldn’t be surprising that the...

Wednesday 16/March/2016 16:16 PM

Trump’s long romance With Russia

When Donald Trump talks about his desire to have good relations between the US and Russia, it’s not a recent attraction. Trump’s attempts to expand his...

Wednesday 16/March/2016 16:02 PM

Pakistan’s nuclear security resolve

National Command Authority (NCA) — the apex national body overseeing Pakistan’s strategic programme under stewardship of political, military and...

Wednesday 16/March/2016 15:39 PM

The do's and don'ts of trusting science

It’s been a tough year for science. The American Statistical Association just issued a statement scolding scientists for misusing statistical analysis....