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Russia's drive to fill state coffers to give itself a $200 billion buffer against threats like new US sanctions is prudent, analysts say, but will come...

The conclusion of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s most recent report is stark: climate action is far more urgent than...

Global markets, policymakers, and risk managers are watching the budget skirmish between Italy’s government and the European Commission closely. The...

Oct 25, 2018 If governments are going to engage in trade wars, they should have a clear and pragmatic vision of where they want to end up. Yet the trade...

Angela Merkel's announcement that she will step down as party leader and, in time, as German chancellor jams a wrench into EU reforms but might just...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling Hindu nationalist party has been turning up the heat on some controversial and potentially highly divisive...

On a recent trip to India, I hailed a rickshaw that was pedalled, I soon noticed, by a man with a lame leg. It turns out that a few weeks earlier, the...

China’s use of trade and investment links to expand its influence in Africa is fueling growing concern in some European capitals. But, instead of...

Although we cannot say with certainty that the world economy has completely recovered from the repercussions of the global financial crisis that took place...

US Senator Ted Cruz and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker last week learned the same lesson many other Republicans have during this congressional election...