Economy

No Single Digit Inflation with Securitarian Politics

Finances Emre Alkin - May 25, 2024.

The principle of effective demand below basically tells us why inflation will not fall to single digits in many developing countries.  Y = C + I...

Africa’s gas—can it fill the gaps?

Energy Gordon Feller - May 21, 2024.

Rising transportation cost estimates, and rising delivered gas cost estimates, are changing the viability of five African pipeline proposals. The Central Africa Pipeline/Ajaokuta–Kaduna–Kano (AKK) Pipeline  The pipeline...

The European Union’s Wrong Approach to China

Economy Daniel Lacalle - May 20, 2024.

The leaders of the European Union have become increasingly concerned about the Chinese economy.  For years, the EU saw itself as one of the main beneficiaries...

How to Combat Inflation?

Economy Emre Alkin - May 18, 2024.

Sometimes knowing what not to do rather than trying to find out "what to do" makes a remedy stronger. Since fuelling the economy, on the...

Biking Is (Finally) Having A Moment

Energy Gordon Feller - May 14, 2024.

Transport is, by far, the largest generator of the world’s daily dose of greenhouse gas emissions. The cleanest and greenest mode of transport, by far,...

Why Meat Is Expensive in Big Cities?

Economy Emre Alkin - May 11, 2024.

Today, discount chain stores and national supermarket chains, having replaced small shops, greengrocers, butchers, sellers of dried nuts and fruits and even bakeries, have become...

Regional crises threaten undersea fiber networks - how close are we to internet disruptions?

Technology Gordon Feller - May 7, 2024.

Any conflict involving major maritime routes could potentially threaten undersea cables. For example, if the emerging conflict between Taiwan and China became violent, the resulting...

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