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Now that we are witnessing what looks like the historic decline of the West, it is worth asking what role economists might have played in the disasters of...

According to the latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the world’s main scientific authority on global warming, keeping global...

This year marks a decade since the global financial crisis erupted. For the United States, 2018 is very different from 2008. The economy has gone from the...

I’ve been a witness to the way the world processes American political dialogue. As a young speechwriter, I was puzzled when my boss erased an applause...

Just seven months ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin won re-election, for the fourth time, with 77 per cent of the vote. But according to a poll...

Who can now sustain rapid economic growth? The answer to this question will determine not just the geography of prosperity in the coming decades, but also...

After this summer’s intense heat waves, which left at least 110 people dead, some in Japan have become concerned about athletes’ safety during the 2020...

Far from settling the question of the United Kingdom’s future, the 2016 Brexit referendum and subsequent negotiations with the European Union have...

The United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union is rapidly unravelling. The “Chequers plan” upon which British Prime Minister Theresa May has...

Over the past 15 years, China has fueled one of the most dramatic and geographically far-reaching surges in official peacetime lending in history. More than...