In the absence of a strong, coordinated global response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the job of leading the world out of the crisis remains vacant. Should the European Union, seeking to position itself as a diplomatic superpower between the hard powers of China and America, nominate itself for the position?
The COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly overwhelmed health systems and shut down economies from China to Europe to the United States. But the virus could be even more lethal for the vulnerable developing countries of the Global South.
As the COVID-19 outbreak worsens, many fear that it will not only exact a terrible human and economic toll, but also that it will deepen today’s crisis of globalization and global governance. But the pandemic might yet shake up international politics for the better.
The rapid escalation of the COVID-19 crisis is confronting the global economy with its biggest test since 2008. But with mechanisms of international coordination having been weakened by populist politics in recent years, will policymakers be able to mount an aggressive and effective response?
Governments and businesses increasingly recognize that gender equality can be a powerful driver of economic growth. But is this new appreciation translating into concrete action?
The new COVID-19 coronavirus continues to spread rapidly around the world. With markets plummeting and fear rampant, the prospects for the global economy look increasingly bleak.
Within two years of the 2008 global financial crisis, governments turned over the task of spurring economic recovery to central banks. After a decade of fragile, middling growth, is it finally time for fiscal policy to bear more of the burden?
Having long failed to realize its geopolitical potential, the European Union now intends to play a more assertive global role. But in which areas should it try to step up?
US President Donald Trump’s administration has put forward a new Middle East peace plan that it claims will end decades of Israeli-Palestinian conflict. But many believe that the “deal of the century” is dead on arrival.
Having been acquitted by the US Senate in his impeachment trial, President Donald Trump can continue basking in the reflected glory of America’s longest economic expansion on record. Could that be enough to secure his re-election in November?
After a divisive referendum and lengthy negotiations, the United Kingdom is finally leaving the European Union. But are jubilant Brexiteers prepared for what comes next?
The Chinese economy, the world’s leading growth engine, expanded at its slowest rate in almost three decades in 2019. Now a deadly coronavirus outbreak threatens to cloud the picture further.
Corporations increasingly realize that restoring public trust in business and markets is essential to making capitalism more sustainable. In this new world, focusing solely on keeping shareholders happy will no longer be enough.
