WHAT NOT TO EXPECT IN 2017 / THE ECONOMIST BUTTONWOOD COLUMN

Buttonwood What not to expect in 2017 How the markets may take investors by surprise   I F 2016 was a year of shocks, what will t...

DEMOCRATS, DEMAGOGUES AND DESPOTS / THE FINANCIAL TIMES COMMENT & ANALYSIS

Democrats, demagogues and despots Fear and rage must not be used as an excuse to destroy America’s core institutions by: Martin Wolf ...

GREECE´S PERPETUAL CRISIS / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Greece’s Perpetual Crisis Yanis Varoufakis ATHENS – Since the summer of 2015, Greece has (mostly) dropped out of the news, but not ...

HAMBURGER HILL / SAFE HAVEN

Hamburger Hill By: Captain Hook The Battle of Hamburger Hill , later made into a movie directed by John Irvin, refers to the e...

WHY A FULL-BLOWN BANKING CRISIS IS INEVITABLE / CASEY DAILY DISPATCH

Why a Full-Blown Banking Crisis Is Inevitable Justin Spittler Italy is on the verge of a massive banking crisis. You’ve probably hea...

THE FUTURE OF LIBERALISM: HOW TO MAKE SENSE OF 2016 / THE ECONOMIST

The future of liberalism How to make sense of 2016 Liberals lost most of the arguments this year. They should not feel defeated so much...

DONALD TRUMP´S COLLISION COURSE WITH CHINA / THE FINANCIAL TIMES COMMENT & ANALYSIS

Donald Trump’s collision course with China Without realising it, US voters appear to have opened the gates to a new cold war by: Edward...

THE INTERNATIONAL BARRIERS TO TRUMP´S ECONOMIC PLAN / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The International Barriers to Trump’s Economic Plan Mohamed A. El-Erian DUBAI – US President-elect Donald Trump should have a relat...

TRUMP´S CHINESE SCAPEGOAT / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Trump’s Chinese Scapegoat Eswar Prasad .   ITHACA – US President-elect Donald Trump has once again managed to turn facts on their he...

IN DEFENSE OF NATIONALISM / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

In Defense of Nationalism The concept of nationalism in the modern world remains largely misunderstood. By Jacob L. Shapiro Two ove...