CHINA AND A GLOBAL ECONOMIC CONTRACTION / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

George Friedman’s Thoughts: China and a Global Economic Contraction The protests in Hong Kong must be understood in the context of a glo...

IN OFFICE BUT NOT IN POWER: ARE WESTERN DEMOCRACIES BECOMING UNGOVERNABLE? / THE ECONOMIST

In office but not in power Are Western democracies becoming ungovernable? Politicians sometimes say so, but mean different things in dif...

CHALLENGES FOR THE NEW ECB HEAD: WILL CHRISTINE LAGARDE PURSUE TIGHTER MONETARY POLICY? / DER SPIEGEL

Challenges for New ECB Head Will Christine Lagarde Pursue Tighter Monetary Policy? By Tim Bartz, Martin Hesse and Christian Reiermann ...

CHINA´S POWER TO BOOST GLOBAL ECONOMY IS FADING / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

China’s Power to Boost Global Economy Is Fading Americans for years have been concerned about Beijing’s power, but the new worry is its in...

ECONOMIC GROWTH AND THE U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Economic Growth and the US Presidential Election Slowing US economic growth poses a problem for President Donald Trump, who promised repea...