List of Economics articles
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A man in a suit delivers a speech in front of a blue screen. Why This Year’s Nobel in Economics Is So Controversial
The award has elicited unusually strong criticism—and for good reason.
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An illustration shows George Washington peaking out from the opening of a U.S. dollar wearing a skewed crown. How the Dollar Became a Double-Edged Sword
Washington’s hands-off currency policy has produced a dominant dollar—and collateral damage at home and abroad.
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Akon, wearing a light blue suit and holding a microphone gestures and looks down as he sings agains a blue and purple background. Senegal’s Cryptocurrency City Has Evaporated
Singer Akon wanted to help his childhood country—but tokens were a dead end.
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A worker sitting at a desk with several computer monitors is seen from behind and across a room in a facility in Shanghai. Other monitors hang above nearby work desks, and a walkway or scaffolding stretches overhead. A Chinese flag hangs from high up on a nearby wall. America Needs Clear Standards for China Tech Decoupling
A new Washington consensus risks improvised and chaotic policy.
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People walk with bags in a coffee field. How New EU Rules Could Change Rural Africa
The bloc’s scheme to fight deforestation could disrupt farmers’ work—but they might be able to use it to their advantage.
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U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan delivers a speech at the Brookings Institution. Jake Sullivan’s Closing Argument on Biden’s Global Economic Agenda
The U.S. national security advisor defended the administration’s approach to allies and adversaries alike.
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Ratan Tata Ratan Tata’s Three Lessons for India
The illustrious tycoon leaves an important legacy as India’s economy booms again.
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan gestures toward Vladimir Putin as Putin looks at him and gestures to the right. Behind them is a BRICS backdrop with logos. Turkey’s BRICS Balancing Act
By applying to join the group, Ankara is signaling to the West that it should not be taken for granted.
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A photo illustration shows five men joining hands and lifting them up as they stand atop a globe with Europe hightlighted. Can BRICS Finally Take On the West?
How an ad hoc gaggle of countries turned themselves into global revolutionaries and why it might yet matter for the West.
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A woman gestures in front of a podium that reads: "INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND." Can the IMF and World Bank Get Back on Track?
Essential viewpoints ahead of the institutions’ annual meetings.
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U.S. presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump speaks at the U.S.-Mexico border south of Sierra Vista, Arizona, on Aug. 22. Trump Has His Own Monroe Doctrine
As president, his aggressive stance toward the region led many countries to warm to China.
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People walking past a banner of Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune in Algiers on Sept. 5. Algeria Needs an Economic Transformation
With the right reforms, it can become more than a petrostate.
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Two Ukrainian servicemen dressed casually in T-shirts sit in a small room crowded with electronic cables and other devices. The man closer to the camera is seen in profile with a headset on and a controller in his hands as he operates a drone using a monitor screen to the right. The other man sits farther back, holding a controller as well as he supports his comrade. Ukraine’s Sprawling Hybrid Warfare Could Be the Middle East’s Future
Political and economic assaults are a growing part of conflict.
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Four people use shovels during a groundbreaking. Two cranes behind them display a U.S. flag agasinst a blue, cloud-filled sky. ‘Made in America’ Is on the Ballot in Wisconsin
Two visions of trade and economic policy have played out in a key county in the swing state.
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Visitors stand at an exhibit at the InnoTrans fair, an international industry platform for buyers and sellers of passenger and freight transport technology, in Berlin. Germany Is Hardening Its Supply Chains Against Chinese Control
Berlin has finally realized a globalized world is also a risky one.
