Climate Change: What Follows as US Surrenders Global Leadership Role?
Shell CEO calls on Trump not to renounce Paris climate accord, but if the US does, other efforts- e.g. Chinese, Indian– will loom larger.
Read more...Shell CEO calls on Trump not to renounce Paris climate accord, but if the US does, other efforts- e.g. Chinese, Indian– will loom larger.
Read more...China taps the brake…..
Read more...The One Belt One Road initiative holds great promise for the global economy, but will need a huge amount of finance. Initial presumptions that China would be able to provide all the finance are now unrealistic. Other partners should consider providing finance for some aspects, especially Europe – which has a lot to gain from the project.
Read more...More and more analysts are getting nervous about China. Are there concerns warranted?
Read more...The benefits of capitalism are accruing even more to a very few at the top.
Read more...No large economy has made a crisis-free transition from being investment/export led to consumption led. Is China finally starting its Big One?
Read more...On the current structure of globalization and its implications for the distribution of income within and between countries.
Read more...Why America’s belligerent posture towards North Korea needs to be taken with a fistful of salt.
Read more...Some history on the hostilities between the US and North Korea, and how that plays into the recent escalation of tensions.
Read more...Sustainable fashion initiatives face huge obstacles in displacing fast fashion’s popularity, despite fair labor and environmental concerns.
Read more...Philippines’ President Duterte decides to hot things up a bit in the simmering South China Sea hostilities.
Read more...China’s debt markets are looking more and more like the West, circa 2007. And it’s not clear the government can intervene as successfully.
Read more...Reduced innovation is another reason to question using China as America’s outsourced manufacturer.
Read more...An in-depth data analysis shows a strong correlation between exposure to competition from imports and a rise in right-wing nationalism.
Read more...Chinese mortgages, which have been the driver of credit growth, are now hard to get. Is this just a short-term tightening?
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