RIO DE JANEIRO IS A BEAUTIFUL WARNING TO THE REST OF BRAZIL / THE ECONOMIST

Holiday paradise or urban hellscape? Rio de Janeiro is a beautiful warning to the rest of Brazil Local politicians are too often corrupt and...

DOES PRIVATE-CREDIT SMOKE MEAN FINANCIAL FIRE? / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Does Private-Credit Smoke Mean Financial Fire? Does the rapid growth in non-bank lending pose a threat to the stability of the financial sys...

EUROPE`S REARMAMENT MEETS REALITY: THE STORY OF A FAILED FRIGATE PROJECT / THE FINANCIAL TIMES BIG READ

Europe’s rearmament meets reality: the story of a failed frigate project The fate of the €10bn F126 is a cautionary tale for an agency that ...

WHY ELDEST SIBLINGS ARE BRAINIER / THE ECONOMIST

Sibling viralry Why eldest siblings are brainier A new study finds that sickness may play a role SORRY, YOUNGER siblings.  On standard measu...

SPECULATING ON SOUTH AMERICA`S EXTRAORDINARY FUTURE / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

Speculating on South America’s Extraordinary Future By: George Friedman This is not a forecast.  A forecast is a prediction, the validity of...

WHEN FOOLS GO TO WAR / PROJECT SYNDICATE

When Fools Go to War One need only look past the moral and strategic differences between Iran and Ukraine to see that both are facing simila...

KEVIN WARSH: TRUMP`S NEXT FALL GUY AT THE FED? / THE FINANCIAL TIMES BIG READ

Kevin Warsh: Trump’s next fall guy at the Fed? The nominee to lead the world’s most powerful central bank wants big changes. But there’s ris...