Tag Archives: Europe

Doubling Down on Wind: Ireland Greens Its Grid, Looks to Export

Will Ireland become a global hub of innovation in the management of renewable power?

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German Diplomacy and French Intransigence

Have German politicians finally learned the art of diplomacy?

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How Ben Bernanke Saved Europe’s Banks

The story of an unprecedented effort by the U.S. central bank to serve as the lender of last resort to the world.

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Motherhood: A Double-Edged Subject for Migrant Caregivers

The demand for domestic care workers is continually rising: what makes these workers one of the most vulnerable groups in the global labor market?

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Why Global Energy Diplomacy Matters

What is the U.S. State Department’s vision for a better future for global energy and the environment?

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Thatcher Lives! In Putin’s Moscow

Can you track the many ways in which Russia’s President and the UK’s late Prime Minister were alike?

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American Disingenuousness: Jack Lew Goes to Europe

Why is the U.S. Treasury Secretary urging Europe to adopt the same borrow-and-spend policies that got the United States into so much fiscal trouble?

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Germans Do Consume

Is it really true that German workers’ and consumers’ appetite for shopping and consuming is repressed?

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How Obesity Can Derail China’s Growth

What measures can China and other cultures take to stem the rising tide of obesity, particularly among children, in its population?

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Inequality and Democratic Capitalism

Was the second half of the 20th century — when capitalism became entwined with democracy, the welfare state and liberalism — just an unusual interlude?

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