Earlier in 2024, global government debt hit a record $91.4 trillion, according to the Institute of International Finance, the global association of the financial industry. The world’s combined gross ...

Geopolitical tensions are causing divisions in Eastern Europe to reappear: A fortified northern bloc is emerging, driven by a resolve to deter Russian aggression. May 1980: A wall system separating ...

With the rise of regional powers, policymakers will soon have no choice but to recognize that their values are not universal. While a minority of the world clashes, countries comprising two thirds of ...

Japan looks at the issue of Taiwan’s independence through the lenses of Southeast Asia’s history and its own vital interests, which are threatened by China’s expansionism. Much of the world sees the ...

The political crisis in Dhaka deepened after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country amid violent protests. Students painted a mural in Dhaka, Bangladesh, in August 2024 expressing their grief ...

A plenary session of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) is not usually an event that sets many hearts racing with excitement – at least not outside China or the CPC apparatus.

Vahan P. Roth is an executive board member of Swissgrams AG, a company focused on tokenizing physical precious metals stored in Switzerland. Since 2011, he also maintains his own investment consulting ...

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Despite challenges, shale looks set to prevail for decades to come. Shale oil and gas production has propelled the U.S. back into its role as energy market leader ...

The list of potential contributors to Western economies’ failure to sustain productivity gains over the past generation is long. Broadly defined, productivity is measured by comparing output ...

Once driven by market forces, China’s stock market now serves as a strategic instrument in a tightly controlled mixed economy. Under previous administrations, there was a notable push toward ...