DIGGING IN FOR A LONGER TRADE WAR / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

Digging in for a Longer Trade War If the political constraints on Xi are so steep that Beijing can’t even rubber stamp its way out from...

IRAN´S INEVITABLE ULTIMATUM / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

Iran’s Inevitable Ultimátum From Tehran’s point of view, resuming the nuclear weapons program is all it has left. By Jacob L. Shapiro ...

THE FED WOULD STRUGGLE TO MATCH JAPAN´S BOND-MARKET CONTROL / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

The Fed Would Struggle to Match Japan’s Bond-Market Control Fed policy makers want to explore yield targets like those used by the BOJ, b...

LEADERSHIP: WHAT CEO´S CAN LEARN FROM ROMAN EMPERORS / KNOWLEDGE@WHARTON

Leadership What CEOs Can Learn from Roman Emperors Cornell University history professor Barry Strauss discusses his new book about lead...

EMERGING RISKS FOR EMERGING ECONOMIES / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Emerging Risks for Emerging Economies The US Federal Reserve's pause on further monetary-policy tightening has fueled a revival of ca...

HOW THE WORLD ECONOMY BECAME A CHINA PROPERTY PLAY / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

How the World Economy Became a China Property Play The Chinese housing market is picking up, likely boosting growth in Japan and Germany...

THE GEOPOLITICS OF HUNGARY / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

The Geopolitics of Hungary By George Friedman   We’ve examined the geopolitics of the  United States  and  Austral...

LATIN AMERICA: JOHN BOLTON AND THE MONROE DOCTRINE / THE ECONOMIST

Latin America John Bolton and the Monroe Doctrine Democracy is at risk in Latin America. The danger goes well beyond Cuba, Nicaragua and...

RISING TENSIONS: TRUMP´S IRAN ESCALATION POSES A THREAT FOR GERMANY / DER SPIEGEL

Rising Tensions Trump's Iran Escalation Poses a Threat for Germany The U.S. under Donald Trump is exacerbating tensions with Iran, ...