List of Economics articles
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Houses are shown on the edge of deep gouges in the land. U.S. Apathy Paved the Way for China in Africa
Despite a strong foothold during the Cold War, Washington has since fumbled on the continent.
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A G-20 logo is seen on a boat in Dal Lake ahead of the G-20 meeting in Srinagar, India. Modi Wants to Bring Tourists Back to Kashmir
India’s government wants to turn the war-torn region into a renewed tourist hot spot.
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An undated pencil drawing depicts work on a sugar plantation in the West Indies. Black children are among the laborers working to chop sugar cane under the watchful eye of a suited white overseer wearing a hat. Sugar as Modern Capitalism’s Original Sin
A new book shows its history as anything but sweet.
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People look from their windows as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks at his final election campaign rally in Beyoglu, the district of his childhood, in Istanbul. Adam Tooze: Why in Turkey It’s Not the Economy, Stupid
Erdogan’s monetary policy is a disaster, but Turks keep voting for him.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin greets South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Russia-Africa Summit in Sochi, Russia. South Africa’s Nonsensical Nonalignment
The ANC has forgotten that the outside world’s principled rejection of neutrality sustained the struggle against apartheid.
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Greek opposition leader Alexis Tsipras (left) and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis attend a televised debate between Greek parliamentary party leaders in Athens. An Election Won’t End Greece’s Troubles
Sunday’s vote is unlikely to yield a new government.
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Graduates wearing cap and gown wait during a commencement ceremony at Wuhan University in Wuhan, China. Chinese Graduates Are Asking Where All the Good Jobs Went
Record youth unemployment is causing a rethink of education’s value.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend an event at Tsinghua University in Beijing on April 26, 2019. China Won’t Let Russia Starve the World
The end of the Black Sea Grain Initiative would hurt Beijing, too.
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A man walks outside between two walls formed by tall, white stacks of cotton bales that tower over him. How Beijing Forces Uyghurs to Pick Cotton
Coercive labor is getting less visible, but more intense.
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An illustration shows a shredded U.S. dollar bill atop a bright fuzzy background for a story about de-dollarization The Bid to Dethrone the Dollar
The greenback’s dominance is here to stay. Here’s why.
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Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha stands in front of Thai and U.S. flags with a hand on his hair as he waits to meet U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris at the Government House in Bangkok, on Nov. 19, 2022. U.S.-Thai Relations Have An Alliance Problem
Regardless of election results, Bangkok will keep leaning toward China.
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The LNG Ogun, a gas carrier that sails under the Bermuda flag, is pictured behind some wind turbines on a breakwater, leaving the Port of Bilbao bound for the port of Bonny, in Nigeria Finally, Rich Countries Recognize Africa’s Right to Use Gas
Blanket bans on gas finance stifle development, hurt climate goals, and reek of hypocrisy.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping, standing behind a podium, speaks at a news conference at the end of the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing in 2017. China Is a Loan Shark With No Legs Left to Break
Beijing’s conversion into a major creditor has upended international finance—and not in a good way.
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An aerial photo of a Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. factory in Nanjing, in China's eastern Jiangsu province. Taiwan Needs Business Help to Harden Its Economy Against China
Beijing is looking for ways to harm its neighbor other than invasion.
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Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar participates in a foreign ministers' meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in Benaulim, India, on May 5. China’s Meeting of the Minds Is Little Talk and No Action
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation likes to think of itself as an alternative to the United Nations, but it’s even less effective.
