WHEN IS A MARKET BUBBLE NOT A BUBBLE? / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

When is a market bubble not a bubble? Working out how much speculative excess there is in a market, whether housing or stocks, is tough Robi...

THE WEST´S UNSPOKEN FAILURE IN AFGHANISTAN / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The West's Unspoken Failure in Afghanistan Many fingers have been pointed and many culprits suggested in connection with the West’s deba...

RED LINES, GREY RHINOS AND BIG MOUNTAINS: CHINA´S BID TO STABILISE ITS PROPERTY MARKET IS CAUSING JITTERS / THE ECONOMIST

Red lines, grey rhinos and big mountains China’s bid to stabilise its property market is causing jitters Can it be done without harming the ...

NOTHING ETHEREAL ABOUT ETHEREUM / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

Nothing ethereal about ethereum  Chris Nuttall in London  The ethereum blockchain has come to prominence over the past year, with its underp...

INFLATION SPLITS EMERGING COUNTRIES INTO DOVES AND HAWKS / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

Inflation splits emerging countries into doves and hawks More than in the developed world, rising prices already pose a real threat to stabi...

JOE BIDEN´S AFGHAN NIGHTMARE / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Joe Biden's Afghan Nightmare A shaken Biden administration is now trying to change the subject away from Afghanistan by turning to domes...

WHAT COMES AFTER THE WAR ON TERRORISM? WAR ON CHINA? / THE NEW YORK TIMES OP EDITORIAL

What Comes After the War on Terrorism? War on China? By Thomas L. Friedman Credit...Wang Zhao/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images The U.S. w...

CHINA´S NEW REALITY IS RIFE WITH DANGER / THE ECONOMIST

Xi Jinping’s campaign China’s new reality is rife with danger The president will be defined by his campaign against his country’s capitalist...

THE CHINESE CONTROL REVOLUTION: THE MAOIST ECHOES OF XI´S POWER PLAY / THE FINANCIAL TIMES BIG READ

The Chinese control revolution: the Maoist echoes of Xi’s power play The Chinese leader is extending the party’s dominance over civil societ...