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The war in Ukraine is now in its fourth month, but there is no sign of a ceasefire or resolution anywhere in sight. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has ruled out a…
Branko Milanovic argues that the West may well be responding to Russia's aggression in Ukraine in the way Putin wants.
By any standard indicator that measures the achievements by…
A friend of mine who lives in San Antonio sent me this leaflet, which has been placed on car windshields at many malls and is being displayed on the websites of gun stores, gun…
Although the war in Ukraine has put climate action on the back burner for many policy makers, the global climate crisis is spinning out of control. Various climate records …
Sen, Amartya. Home in the World: A Memoir, Penguin Books Ltd. ISBN: 9781846144868.
No contemporary famous economist has as broad interests and knowledge, nor as diverse life…
My new book, America’s Two Cold Wars: From Hegemony to Decline?, compares the US Cold War with the Soviet Union with its emerging one with China. Two basic questions are posed:…
The 18-year-old white supremacist who travelled to Buffalo to shoot Black shoppers at the local supermarket didn’t only target the 10 Black people whom he killed. His hate-filled…
Branko Milanovic explores the tricky economic decisions facing Russia as it is increasingly globally isolated.
In the next decade or so, the history of economic policy…
Scott L. Montgomery argues that dangers can transpire when myths and lies evolve into abiding truths.
Vladimir Putin’s war, it seems clear, is not waged against Ukraine…
The complexity of the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) transformation doesn’t allow for a simple solution. But a new depth of awareness and cultural understanding…