List of Economics articles
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A collage of Chinese President Xi Jinping, the CCP Party Congress, and academia and industry. Xi Starts His Third Term With Failure Upon Failure
China’s autocrat has had a surprisingly bad year.
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A man unloads sugar bags from a white truck. How Bolivia’s Government Kept Inflation Under Control
Interventions have worked—but they come at their own cost.
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Members of the People’s Liberation Army band file out after the closing session of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party in Beijing on Oct. 22. What to Expect From China in 2023
Three experts predict how Beijing will manage China’s economy, the pandemic, protests, Taiwan, and relations with Washington.
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Employees work on the production line at a Volkswagen plant in Urumqi, China. Forced Uyghur Labor Probably Helped Build Your Car
A new report ties auto manufacturing to Xinjiang’s genocide. Will consumers—and Western countries—care?
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U.S. President Joe Biden takes part in a photo with African leaders during the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington on Dec. 15, 2022. How Africa Can Avoid Getting Scrambled
African leaders must be more imaginative and proactive in pooling their efforts and setting the agenda.
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Redwan Hussein (sitting, L), representative of the Ethiopian government, and Getachew Reda (sitting, R), representative of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), sign a peace agreement in Pretoria, South Africa on Nov. 2. Will Ethiopia’s Peace Deal Last?
Without political reform, economic stability, and accountability, there is a risk conflict could resume.
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A rescuer walks through rubble in Ukraine. Tooze on the ‘Dramatic Reconceptualization’ of Europe
How the war in Ukraine will remake the continent.
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a1-lead-Foreign-policy-gift guide FP’s Holiday Gift Guide
Inspired ideas for global citizens, aspiring adventurers, and lifelong learners.
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A tailoring workshop in Lome, Togo in September 2016. To Tackle Poverty in Africa, Provide Job Training for Teenage Girls
Skills training programs must target those under age 18 to reduce adolescent birth rates and unemployment.
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen holds a press conference about Russia sanctions at EU headquarters in Brussels on Sept. 28. Why the Oil Price Cap Won’t Hurt Putin
The West wants to have its Russian oil price cake and eat it too.
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Opposition supporters protest the Bangladeshi government in Dhaka on Dec. 10. Bangladeshis Have Had Enough
The country is meant to go to the polls next year. It might erupt first.
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Farmers harvest pineapples in Pingtung county, Taiwan On the Front Lines of the China-Taiwan Food Fight
A Brooklyn start-up hits back against Beijing’s pressure campaign.
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Margrethe Vestager, the EU competition commissioner, speaks at a press conference in Brussels, Belgium. EU’s Vestager: Brussels Is Shedding Its Friendly Stance on Beijing
Margrethe Vestager speaks on Europe waking up to a systemic rivalry with China and how to avert a trade war with Washington.
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Employees work on the assembly line for the Volkswagen ID.3 electric car of German carmaker Volkswagen at a production site in Dresden, Germany. Brussels Is Ditching Its Free-Trade Gospel
With Biden continuing on Trump’s protectionist path, the EU is embracing the same.
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A man wears a protective mask and looks at his phone as he rests on a pedestrian bridge overlooking an expressway. China’s Restive Middle Class Will Be Xi’s Greatest Test Yet
Middle-class people, it turns out, have limited patience for things like intrusive social monitoring and censorship of personal expression.
