Tuesday, June 21, 2016
  1. Politics

    No Brexit Spoils for the EU

    Fabrizio Coricelli
    Politics

    No Brexit Spoils for the EU

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     worries that many Europeans are unprepared for the risks that Britain's exit from the EU would bring.

    Italy and Germany Simon Granati/Getty Images

    Now that the potential for “Brexit” has become real, other Europeans are increasingly consumed by its implications. But rather than considering seriously the risks, many are behaving like members of a large family that is about to lose a wealthy relative, mentally dividing up their inheritance even before the will is read. READ MORE

  2. World Affairs

    Brexit in Context

    Michael Spence
    World Affairs

    Brexit in Context

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     probes the impersonal global forces underlying the UK's upcoming referendum on EU membership.

    Brexit Chris Jackson/Getty Images

    At least some Britons, and many other EU citizens, still want future generations to come to think of themselves as Europeans. And they are right to think that the world would be a far better place with a united, democratic Europe as a major force for both stability and change. READ MORE

  3. Economics

    China’s Mysterious Investment Statistics

    Zhang Jun
  4. Politics

    Trump-style Politics Comes to India

    Devesh Kapur
    Politics

    Trump-style Politics Comes to India

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     bemoans the populist politics that has driven Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan from office.

    Raguram Rajan Bloomberg/Getty Images

    The decision by Raghuram Rajan not to seek a second term as Governor of the Reserve Bank of India is likely to roil global markets, which regarded him as a critical anchor for the Indian economy. Indeed, the ad hominem attacks on Rajan in recent months raise large questions with serious implications for India. READ MORE

  5. Economics

    Brexit’s Impact on the World Economy

    Anatole Kaletsky
    Economics

    Brexit’s Impact on the World Economy

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     sees three reasons why a global crisis could ensue if the British vote on June 23 to leave the EU.

    Newsart for Brexit’s Impact on the World Economy Niklas Halle'n/ Stringer/ Getty Images

    The febrile behavior of financial markets ahead of the UK’s "Brexit" referendum on June 23 shows that the outcome will influence economic and political conditions around the world far more profoundly than Britain’s share of global GDP might suggest. In fact, for three reasons, a Brexit vote could catalyze another global crisis. READ MORE

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