Stephan Richter talks with Marketplace host David Brancaccio on why Trump’s trade policies may resurrect COMECON, an old Communist trade policy.

History teaches that everyone suffers from trade wars, but the biggest pain is incurred by those who run the big surpluses once it starts.

Despite the boldness of his moves, Crown Prince Mohammed has sent mixed messages about how far he is prepared to go to reform Saudi Arabia.

Instead of seeking war reparations from Germany, Poland should take steps that bring the country closer to the euro area to secure the country’s long-term economic interests.

The country’s leader since 2003 has been adept at evading term limits or restarting the clock on them.

The country might be constitutionally backward on other fronts, but it is still a model on executive term limits.

Post-Mao term limits became important when China’s presidency took on the country’s lead role, but Xi Jinping is ending them.

Putin embarked on yet another re-election bid, making full use of his constitutional changes over the years.

Corruption and the lack of the rule of law is a fundamental cause of the Afghan debacle.

Putin rules like a Czar, deeply conservative, fearful of unrest, placing stability above all else.