Trade flows in agricultural products and the high-stakes games of international sanctions.
Silicon Valley: A Close-Up
Is Silicon Valley the 21st century American equivalent of the inferno/purgatory? Or of paradise?
Who Drives Political Violence in Pakistan?
Pakistan’s generals like to blame their country’s cycle of political violence on foreign forces. In reality, it is largely home-made.
Merkel and Turkey: Six Fundamental Errors
Does Germany’s Chancellor really not understand the cynical ways in which Turkey’s President plays her? Is it naiveté – or appeasement?
Absolute Power: Erdogan’s Self-Made Trap
With next to no obstacles in his way any longer, Turkey’s President will soon run out of people to blame for Turkey’s mounting woes. The country will suffer.
From Trump to Erdogan: The Rise of the “Identitarians”
Supporters of identity politics feel safer by shutting doors to the rest of the world. Who pays the price? How did elites contribute to it all?
Japan’s Emperor, the Revolutionary
How the constitutional monarch may be able to set the tone for social change in Japan.
Brazil: Like India or Ghana?
Despite repeated high hopes for progress, it has been fifty years of unresolved economic problems in Brazil.
#SheTrades: Global Actions to Empower Women to Trade
It is time to unlock women’s economic potential!
Trump: Turn All of America Into Another Atlantic City
Donald Trump made many false promises to the people of Atlantic City. Americans can’t say they weren’t properly forewarned.























