Category: World

If Oil Stabilizes Below $70, What Will it Mean for GCC Markets?

Oil prices reached a three year low on Tuesday, with analysis suggesting prices may stablise below $70 in the coming months…

A New Trilemma Haunts the World Economy

by Dani Rodrik at Project Syndicate: I wrote a speculative article in 2000 on what…

The World is a Dangerous Place Right Now

by Jay Solomon at The Front Page: Hardly a day goes by without a reminder…

Why Voters Everywhere Are Fed Up With Incumbents

by Ian Bremmer in Time Magazine: With so many elections in big countries this year,…

In France, the Far Left Is King

Quico Toro in Persuasion: For weeks, pundits have been speculating that France’s snap legislative election…

The Real Modern Struggle: Democracy and Authoritarianism

by Mindy Clegg at 3 Quarks Daily: The Cold War ended somewhere between 1989 and…

Julian Assange—Journalist or Jerk?

By Matthew Gault at Newsweek: No person is just one thing. I believe that strongly…

Can a War Ever Be Just?

Phil Klay shares his views at Wisdom of Crowds: Morality and War: Two words that…

The New-Old Authoritarianism

From Project Syndicate: Over the past decade, Ruth Ben-Ghiat has emerged as one of the…

Fish Around the World are Shrinking

By Devika Rao in The Week: The world’s fish supply is getting smaller, physically. A…

The Year of Singing Politically: Eurovision Song Contest 2024, Sweden

By Philip V. Bohlman at OUP: Welcome to the show. Let everybody know I’m done…

Climate Change is Linked to Worsening Brain Diseases – New Study

Jo Adetunji at The Conversation: Climate change is making the symptoms of certain brain conditions…