HOW THE WEST SHOULD JUDGE A RISING CHINA / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

How the west should judge a rising China Advanced countries are hobbled by their inability to manage their own affairs Martin Wolf ...

HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE FATE OF LIBERAL ORDER / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Human Rights and the Fate of the Liberal Order Joseph S. Nye CAMBRIDGE – Many experts have proclaimed the death of the post-1945 li...

EUROPE´S ECONOMY THROWS A WRENCH IN THE ECB´S PLANS / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Europe’s Economy Throws a Wrench in the ECB’s Plans International trade conflicts and an economic slowdown threaten to delay the bank’s e...

WHAT CATS AND THE GRAY TSUNAMI HAVE IN COMMON / MAULDIN ECONOMICS

What Cats and the Gray Tsunami Have in Common Patrick Cox Editor, Transformational Technology Alert Dear Reader,   I have a favorite...

IS OIL ABOUT TO BECOME FRONT-PAGE NEWS? / DOLLAR COLLAPSE

  Is Oil About To Become Front-Page News? “A Glut That Held Prices Down For Years Is Essentially Gone”   Here’s a new indicator for yo...

ITALY DEMOSTRATES THE WAY TO LIBERAL DEMOCRACY´S DEMISE / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Italy illustrates the way to liberal democracy’s demise Complacency about the rise of populists is typical of failing political systems ...

WHAT IS HAPPENING TO GLOBAL GROWTH? / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

What Is Happening to Global Growth? Investors are being wrong-footed by weaker than expected data By Richard Barley NO REBOUND IH...

IS BIG TECH DESTROYING RETAIL MARKETS? / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Is Big Tech Destroying Retail Markets? Maria Gonzalez-Miranda , Ivailo Izvorski   WASHINGTON, DC – Information technology is not ju...

CHINA, TRADE AND ARTIFICIAL ISLANDS / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

China, Trade and Artificial Islands By George Friedman   China and the United States have agreed to substantially ...

IN EUROPE, AS MIGRATION FALLS, NATIONALISM RISES / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

In Europe, as Migration Falls, Nationalism Rises Summary The migrant crisis that erupted in 2015 has d...