The debt of developed countries is projected to reach a record 75.8 trillion dollars by the end of 2026. This year alone, it will increase...
Here he goes again. US President Donald Trump is increasing and decreasing tariffs willy-nilly, violating international agreements that he himself signed and almost surely violating...
On 22 July, the United States and Saudi Arabia signed an agreement on civil nuclear cooperation and an accompanying bilateral safeguards agreement. The US Department...
Back in February 2025, I wrote an article titled “How Do Countries Fall into a Debt Spiral?” In that piece, I made a simple warning:...
Foreign aid is shrinking, but it is not disappearing. Even after the sharpest annual decline on record, OECD donors still provided $174.3 billion in assistance...
A raging wildfire in southwest France forced the evacuation of 55,000 people overnight Sunday, bringing the total forced out of their homes to a staggering...
In the long sweep of history, China’s economic performance over the past 50 years will obviously stand out for the sheer scale and pace of...