List of Economics articles
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen leans in to speak with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as they walk away from a press conference. They stand elbow-to-elbow and smile as they walk, von der Leyen wearing a blue suit jacket and Zelensky in a military-green polo shirt. The EU Isn’t Ready for Ukraine to Join
If you think Kyiv’s path to NATO is hard, wait until you see its struggle to enter the EU.
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U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer speaks with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He at the Xijiao Conference Center in Shanghai. Trump Trade War Mastermind Is Back With a Dangerous New Plan
Robert Lighthizer wants total decoupling from China—without thinking through the consequences.
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A man wearing a collared shirt and backpack walks past a sign displayed on a bus stop shelter in Washington, D.C. In capital letters against a blue background the sign says "The national debt is $32 trillion and growing." Adam Tooze: It’s Time to End the Trillion-Dollar Taboo
To solve the world’s biggest problems, governments need to take spending to the next level.
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A crew member prepares a grain analysis on board the ship Nord Vind. Russia Is Holding Ukraine’s Farms Hostage
Moscow is weaponizing resources that aren’t even its own.
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An employee of Air Liquide in front of an electrolyzer at the company's future hydrogen production facility of renewable hydrogen in Oberhausen, Germany. Hydrogen Is the Future—or a Complete Mirage
The green-hydrogen industry is a case study in the potential—for better and worse—of our new economic era.
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The headquarters of the World Trade Organization (WTO) stands on December 11, 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland. Bidenomics Is Still Incomplete
The current U.S. economic agenda has dangerously neglected the question of global order.
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Tigray war amputees pose before the beginning of rehabilitation exercises at a center in Mekelle. Don’t Let Ethiopia Avoid Accountability
Restoring Washington’s ties with Addis Ababa must not come at the expense of justice for victims of human rights violations.
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Donald Trump signs Section 201 actions to impose tariffs with United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on January 23, 2018.. Trump’s Most Enduring Legacy Isn’t What You Think
It’s not treason, mendacity, or perfidy. It’s the upheaval in trade policy.
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A man walks past the logo of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank at its headquarters in Beijing on June 15. Jade Gao/AFP via Getty Images ‘What’s the Name of the Plane? The People’s Republic of China’
The first high-profile departure from China’s Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank says it is dominated by CCP operatives and Beijing’s foreign-policy objectives.
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People sit in front of a damaged building in the occupied West Bank Jenin refugee camp on July 6. Recycling Old Ideas Won’t Avoid Another Jenin
Western experts are putting forward failed policies rather than reckoning with the damage Israeli apartheid has caused.
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The Apple logo is seen on a window of the company's store in Bangkok. Adam Tooze: How Apple Became the World’s Largest Company
The tech giant crossed a major threshold this past week with a $3 trillion valuation.
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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak leaves 10 Downing Street in London. Will Disunity Drive the Tories Out of Downing Street?
A new book charts the troubled path of the U.K. Conservative Party in the wake of Brexit.
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Migrants crowded on the deck of a rescue ship look out at the sea beneath a cloudy sky, watching a French Coast Guard patrol boat approach their ship in the Tyrrhenian Sea. The World’s Immigration Policies Are Outdated. Here’s How to Catch Up.
The nature of global migration has transformed since rules were put in place in 1951.
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Four retired Chinese men sit on a bench outside an apartment complex for pensioners in Beijing. They wear sunglasses, hats, and comfortable clothing, and two of them hold walking canes. China’s Pensions System Is Buckling Under an Aging Population
Beijing has hard choices ahead as labor advantages slip away.
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People visit a market in Kandahar, ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha. Why Sanctions Against the Taliban Aren’t Working
Efforts to punish the government are hurting ordinary Afghans instead.
