List of Economics articles
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Environmental activists protest against the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, sometimes abbreviated as the TTP, in Santiago, Chile, on Oct. 11. Boric Is Trapped on Trade
Resource-rich Chile stands to profit off the energy transition—if its leftist president signs a deal despised by his base.
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A boy in a blue shirt tends to cattle with long horns. Livestock Are More Than Just Emissions
Africa needs to reduce emissions and protect food security. Villainizing livestock will lead to neither.
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Sam Bankman-Fried speaks onstage at a charity event on June 23 in New York City. Crypto’s Boy King Got Dethroned Overnight
Sam Bankman-Fried sold himself as a savior—but was sitting on a hollow company.
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An entrance of Legoland Korea theme park in Chuncheon, South Korea. A Theme Park Crisis Is Wrecking South Korea’s Bond Market
A provincial default has destroyed local government credibility.
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Visitors take photos of the 2022 FIFA World Cup countdown clock in Doha, Qatar, on Oct. 30. World Cup Shows Need to Crack Down on Kim’s Labor Exploitation
Shipping workers abroad helps the North Korean leader evade sanctions and finance his nuclear weapons.
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Protesters in Germany display Iranian and Kurdish flags in a rally in support of the demonstrations in Iran. If Europe Wants to Sanction Iran, It Knows What to Do
United Nations sanctions are already on the books—they just need to be reactivated.
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A closeup of a silicon wafer on display at Taiwan Semiconductor Research Institution on September 16, 2022 in Hsinchu, Taiwan. The Battle Over Semiconductors Is Endangering Taiwan
TSMC is an economic boon, but its success makes China covet the industry while its natural resource consumption reduces resilience.
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A person stands in an agricultural field, with mountains behind them. Want to Fight Climate Change? Transform Our Food System.
Past U.N. climate summits neglected food. That needs to change at COP27.
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U.S. President Joe Biden arrives to deliver remarks at the IBM facility in Poughkeepsie, New York, on Oct. 6. How to Win the U.S.-China Economic War
The first step is calling it what it is.
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Aerial view of a thermosolar power plant in Antofagasta, Chile, the first in in Latin America, on September 22, 2021. The United States’ Easiest Climate Win Is in Latin America
Washington has the money for Latin America's energy transition—if it weren’t for the bureaucratic fine print.
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Living quarters are flooded in Bangui, Central Africa Republic The Obvious Climate Strategy Nobody Will Talk About
Economic development is the only proven path to climate resilience.
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Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn and Xu Jianyi, President of China FAW Group Corporation, shake hands after signing an agreement as German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao look on at the Volkswagen factory on April 23, 2012 in Wolfsburg, Germany. Germany Can Afford to Spurn China
The economic case for Germany cozying up to China is surprisingly weak.
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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva flashes the "L" (for Lula) sign after casting his vote during the presidential run-off election in Sao Paulo. Can Lula Save the Amazon?
What his victory means for Brazil’s economy and climate policy.
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People take part in a mass demonstration against the government in Tehran, Iran, in 1979. Why Won’t the Workers of Iran Unite?
Unlike in 1979, much of the Iranian working class is precariously employed—and they have more to lose than their chains by joining the protests.
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An employee makes chips at a Jiejie Microelectronics factory in Nantong, in China's Jiangsu province, on March 17, 2021. America’s Risky New China Policy
Washington has a bold plan to restrict Beijing’s semiconductor imports. The world needs to talk about it.
