Redefining Public Power: Why State Capacity Matters More Than Mere Ownership in the Modern Economy
By Mariana Mazzucato and Anna Hope Emerson Published: October 26, 2026 Section: Economics Introduction: The Illusion of Fiscal Constraint LONDON...
Global Economy
The Collapse of Washington’s Hemispheric Strategy: What Lula’s Return Means for US Foreign Policy
RIO DE JANEIRO — For years, a cornerstone of Donald Trump’s grand geopolitical vision was the consolidation of the Western...
The Geoeconomic Weight of Europe: Reassessing Paul Krugman’s Claims on "Weaponized Interdependence"
By Jeffrey Frankel Published: October 26, 2026 CAMBRIDGE — At last month’s prestigious European Central Bank (ECB) Annual Research Conference,...
The Crucible of French Education: Inside the Student Protests, the Parcoursup Crisis, and the Automated Divide
By Gabriela Ramos Published: October 20, 2026 PARIS — Across France, the autumn air has grown thick with the acrid...
Echoes from the Fontainebleau Forest: How France’s Youth Protests Foretell a Generational Reckoning
By Jonathan Levy October 20, 2026 PARIS—As their schools deteriorate and the planet grows hotter, a pervasive sense of despair...
Brazil at the Crossroads: The High Stakes of the 2026 Presidential Runoff and the Perils of Austerity
NEW YORK — As Brazil hurtles toward a decisive presidential runoff on October 25, 2026, the country stands at a...
The Panoptic Pivot: How Uganda’s Traffic Surveillance System Sparked a National Privacy Reckoning
By Wairagala Wakabi Published: October 21, 2026 Deep Dives: Privacy & Surveillance Introduction: The Double-Edged Sword of Digital Security Across...
The Autonomous Scientific Revolution: Who Stands Behind the Data When AI Discovers Truth?
PARIS — For centuries, the architecture of human knowledge has rested on a fundamental social contract: scientific discovery is a...
The Chainsaw Paradox: How Javier Milei’s Radical Economic Experiment Became Washington’s Riskiest Geopolitical Bet
By Jeremy Adelman Published: October 22, 2026 Main Facts Nearly three years into his turbulent presidency, Argentine leader Javier Milei...
The Machine-Readable World: How AI Agents Are Forcing a Total Redesign of Global Information Ecology
By Shuwei Fang Published: October 23, 2026 CAMBRIDGE — For centuries, human civilization has treated information as a passive commodity:...
Rethinking Regional Development: Why Strategic Investment Trumps Indiscriminate Aid in the Fight Against Spatial Inequality
Date: October 23, 2026 Author: Keun Lee Section: Economics Main Facts The debate surrounding economic inequality has historically focused on...
The Price of Silence: Why Global Sovereign Finance Desperately Needs Funded Civil-Society Oversight
Main Facts Independent civil-society oversight serves as the most cost-effective form of risk mitigation and financial insurance in the global...
