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26 October 2018
It's been more than two years since citizens in U.K. voted 48 to 52 for a split from European Union. Yet, the conservative government of Theresa May is still trying to come up…
26 October 2018
The Great Regression Edited by Heinrich Geiselberger. Wiley. 2017.  In a slender volume edited by Heinrich Geisenberger “The Great Regression”, fifteen, among  the most important…
22 October 2018
This is the first of a two-part column on the subject of a non-carbon energy future, a subject that is much discussed in energy circles and will continue to be. Part 1 outlines…
18 October 2018
On China by Henery Kissinger. Penguin Books, 2012   Henry Kissinger’s “On China” (Penguin Books, 2012) is a magisterial book. Although it deals almost entirely with China, it…
18 October 2018
Cornelius Adebahr explores the prospects of a 'Persian spring' and what role outsiders may play. When people in Iran took to the streets earlier this year, some commentators were…
17 October 2018
With the midterm elections rapidly approaching, many Americans will start thinking more and more about the economy before they decide how to cast their votes. In this context,…
11 October 2018
Martha Molfetas explores the IPCC's recent report and what it means for the future of our species.  If there was ever a final wake up call, this is it. The Intergovernmental…
10 October 2018
You think it is a contradiction in terms, a paradox. But you are wrong: we are used to think in pure categories while life is much more complex; and paradoxes do exist in real…
02 October 2018
Adam Smith: What he Thought and Why it Matters by Jesse Norman. Allen Lane. 2018. 9780241328491   The recent book by Jesse Norman simply entitled “Adam Smith”is a pleasure to read…
12 September 2018
Juergen Braunstein and Marion Laboure explore what countries moving to tax the tech giants could do next. Under Austria’s presidency the EU is stepping up plans for an EU wide…