Economy

Trump's tariffs as instruments of extortion

Economy Anne O. Krueger - May 27, 2026.

In his second term, President Donald Trump has turned extortion and coercion into central features of American statecraft, deploying tariffs, sanctions, and other forms of...

Where do governments go wrong when addressing the affordability crisis?

Economy Carolina Alves - May 24, 2026.

Governments around the world are struggling to devise a sensible approach to managing inflation and disruptions to production and the supply of basic goods. The UK...

Rogue AI agents – Do we value speed above caution?

Technology Elise Quevedo - May 24, 2026.

I recently had one of the most honest technology conversations I’ve had in a while. It focused on drone technology. Towards the end, I asked...

Washington enters the AI race with no brakes

Technology The Editorial Board - May 23, 2026.

When the White House postponed the signing of an executive order on 21 May concerning the oversight of the most advanced AI models, it became...

Türkiye minister’s disinflation recipe – do not try this at home

Economy Emre Alkin - May 23, 2026.

Explaining Türkiye’s economic policy over the past three years to a foreign reader is not easy. On paper, the story looks familiar: high interest rates,...

Economic decoupling between America and China is neither feasible nor desirable

Economy Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg - May 20, 2026.

The recent summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in Beijing produced no major breakthroughs on tariffs, Taiwan, or ongoing geopolitical conflicts like the Iran...

Africa holds the future of global growth in its hands

Economy Hippolyte Fofack - May 19, 2026.

More than 50 years after decolonization, the West still regards Africa as a supporting player in the global economy: a source of raw materials and...

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