CHINA EXTENDS A HAND TO THE WEST / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

China Extends a Hand to the West Structural problems and an underwhelming economic recovery are driving Beijing to seek an accommodation.  B...

CHINA´S LOST GENERATION / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

China’s Lost Generation Xi Jinping has a major youth unemployment problem on his hands By Nathaniel Taplin In China, it is estimated that ov...

CAN DEMOCRACY SURVIVE THE POLYCRISIS? / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Can Democracy Survive the Polycrisis? Around the world, people increasingly live with the sense that too much is happening, too fast. Chief ...

HOW AMERICA IS RESHAPING THE GLOBAL ECONOMY / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

How America is reshaping the global economy The Biden administration thinks it is winning the argument for a new Washington consensus. Some ...

GERMANY SNEEZES, EUROPE CATCHES A COLD / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

Germany Sneezes, Europe Catches a Cold The risk for Berlin is whether to prioritize its economy or EU stability. By Ekaterina Zolotova  In t...

NEW AI GERM BUSTERS CAN ALSO BUST UNIONS / PROJECT SYNDICATE

New AI Germ Busters Can Also Bust Unions Humanity has now developed AI algorithms capable of fully decoding a killer bug’s proteins and crea...

THE WORLD´S OIL-PRICE BENCHMARK IS BEING RADICALLY REFORMED / THE ECONOMIST

 Crude problems The world’s oil-price benchmark is being radically reformed Will the new Brent avert chaos? The price of Brent crude has a c...