While shifting energy import patterns enhance China’s clout in the Middle East, it is still struggling to be perceived as a big regional player.

The most pivotal insight for the post-American world order is that the pursuit of economic self-interest and self-preservation go hand in hand, whether at the national, regional or global level.

Why the world must hope for a positive continuation of the Korean rapprochement.

Nobody should underrate the role played by corruption and the Samsung Group in the sudden moves in both Koreas.

The IMF finally realizes that assigning priority to anti-corruption is not a choice but a necessity. It is now deemed a “macro-critical” issue.

When we think about the future of work, we are blindsided.

The UK should stay in the Customs Union on a 5-year renewable basis once it leaves the EU. This would honor the Brexit vote to leave the EU Treaty while safeguarding peace in Ireland.

Britain appears to be abandoning core virtues – its ability to be ruthlessly wedded to a realistic pragmatism and its relentless pursuit of its own commercial advantage.

Facebook, Google & Co. are the new quasi-royal sovereigns. Their algorithmic de-facto laws do not require the approval of any of our parliaments.

The new German foreign minister charts a refreshingly principled stance toward Russia.