IMF SURCHARGES SAGA COULD THREATEN ITS CREDIBILITY / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

IMF surcharges saga could threaten its credibility There must be meaningful reform to a system that hurts the most indebted countries Joseph...

DON´T DISMISS THE BRICS / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Don’t Dismiss the BRICS Emerging-market and developing economies’ desire to claim their share of global influence and wealth is understandab...

WARRIOR NATIONS OF THE MIDDLE EAST / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Warrior Nations of the Middle East The desire to act tough to overcome the humiliation of the Jews under the Nazis is useful in understandin...

TRUMP IS THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Trump is the man who would be king Were the former president to return to the White House, it would encourage rightwing populists everywhere...

U.S. FOREIGN POLICY IS TOO VOLATILE TO LEAD THE WORLD / THE FINANCIAL TIMES SOP EDITORIAL

US foreign policy is too volatile to lead the world The swings between Democratic and Republican presidents weren’t so wild in America’s hey...

WHY IS THE U.S. PRESIDENTIAL RACE EVEN CLOSE? / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Why Is the US Presidential Race Even Close? The 2024 US presidential election represents both “politics as usual” and something unprecedente...

WE SHOULD WANT ISRAEL TO WIN / THE NEW YORK TIMES OP EDITORIAL

We Should Want Israel to Win By Bret Stephens An Israeli tank near the border of Gaza on Sunday. Credit...Menahem Kahana/Agence France-Press...

CAN EUROPE CREATE AN INNOVATION ECONOMY? / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Can Europe Create an Innovation Economy? After the 30 “glorious” years of economic growth following World War II, European policymakers fail...

A TONNE OF PUBLIC DEBT IS NEVER MADE PUBLIC / THE ECONOMIST

Unaccountable accounts A tonne of public debt is never made public New research suggests governments routinely hide their borrowing How much...