Hot US Inflation Report Puts Fed Easing Plans in Doubt
Inflation’s upside surprise will postpone interest rate cuts and increase pressure on indebted US consumers.
China: Dismal Trade Data Hints at Downturn
A sharp drop in imports and exports suggests that the internal and external engines of the Chinese economy are failing.
Ukraine War: US Provides Offensive Weapons for First Time
Can the latest US weapons package to Ukraine help turn the tide on the battlefield?
Four Empires on the Rise, Part One
In part one of a two-part series, Andre Ishii explores how classical geopolitics will increasingly manifest in the years to come.
UN Inaction Fuels Conflict in the Central African Republic
The UN needs to bolster its peacekeeping mission and make it more accountable if it wants to stop spiraling violence in the Central African Republic.
Post-Lisbon EU’s Superpower Prospects
Although the ink on the Lisbon Treaty hasn’t even dried yet, bureaucrats in Brussels have already begun to plot the EU’s rise as a superpower.
U.S. Switches Gears on Israeli Settlements
The moment that Secretary Clinton praised an Israeli proposal to temporarily restrict settlement construction in the West Bank as an ‘unprecedented concession,’ sighs of disappointment could be heard ringing out from Arab capitals around the world.
Backgrounder: Haiti’s Descent into Chaos
Examining the development failures, foreign meddling, weak institutions, and gangland politics that left Haiti vulnerable to the anarchy that is now spreading across the country.
Taiwan’s Recycling Revolution: Lessons for Canada
Canada can learn a lot from Taiwan's successful waste reduction and recycling programs.
FDI in Ethiopia: Is “Abiymania” Enough?
Ethiopia’s new prime minister is popular enough to spawn his own ‘mania.’ But beneath the economic success story of the past year lurks the potential for new conflicts.