Autocracy Is Fueling Mexico’s Fiscal Deterioration by Guillermo Ortiz
Mexico’s recent ratings downgrades are merely a symptom of a more serious malady: the ruling Morena party’s efforts to consolidate…
Sustainable Economies Will Own the Future by Bruno Bouygues & Bertrand Badré
The COVID-19 pandemic and the wars in Ukraine and Iran have reframed the issue of sustainability, which is now as…
A Blueprint for Britain’s Revival
There are five big policy-related problems holding back the UK economy. Any politician who tackles them in earnest would benefit…
Cartographic Justice for Africa by Carlos Lopes & Selma Malika Haddadi
For centuries, the Mercator map has distorted Africa’s size, shaping perceptions of the continent’s strategic significance and economic prospects. Adopting…
The World Economy After the Trump-Xi Summit by Shang-Jin Wei
en English Economics May 15, 2026 Shang-Jin Wei If Donald Trump and Xi Jinping’s Beijing summit produces a sustained Sino-American…
China’s Return to Infrastructure-Led Growth by Yu Yongding
Given China’s disappointing forays into consumption stimulus over the past few years, there can be little doubt that its recent…
The Consensus on China’s Economy Is Strong—and Wrong by Arvind Subramanian
Calling on China to change its globally distortionary development strategy may well be warranted. But critics cannot question Chinese mercantilism…
South Korea’s Precarious Balancing Act by Anne O. Krueger
Caught between US President Donald Trump’s unpredictable administration and a rising China, South Korea is highly exposed to geopolitical turmoil…
Trump’s Tragedy of Errors by Joseph E. Stiglitz
Regardless of how long US President Donald Trump’s ill-advised war and today’s stagflationary conditions last, the long-run consequences will be…
How to Future-Proof the Global Economy by Mohamed A. El-Erian
The backlash against globalization, the slow death of the Washington Consensus, and the rapid rise of AI are fueling volatility…
Hungary’s Counter-Counterrevolution by István Rév
BUDAPEST – There is a short, frivolous explanation for Viktor Orbán’s downfall: the Hungarian autocrat was thrown to the wolves…
The Great Hungarian Reset by Piroska Nagy Mohácsi
Now that he has ousted Viktor Orbán, incoming Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar inherits an economy burdened by a legacy…
The Real Question About the AI Future
Whereas US power in the 20th century rested heavily on manufacturing scale, military reach, and dollar strength, in the 21st…
Trump’s Unaffordable Midterm Stimulus by Desmond Lachman
A new report from the Congressional Budget Office shows that the US fiscal outlook has deteriorated sharply since Donald Trump…