The “Lost Decade(s)” that have beleaguered the Japanese economy are rarely lost on anyone. In 1985, the Plaza Accord strengthened the Japanese yen. This, alongside overzealous financial deregulation, fueled an asset bubble that eventually burst i...
Note: This piece was written between October-November 2025. Politics are constantly evolving, and so there may have been multiple developments by the time of publication. Most notably, Andrej Babiš was sworn in as Czechia’s prime minister on Decem...
Albania’s newest cabinet member is pregnant…with 83 babies. But do not worry, she is not human. Meet Diella, Albania’s “AI minister.” Diella was “born” on January 19, 2025, with the job of managing Albania’s ‘e-Albania’ platform, ...
Education perils in unexpected emergencies. After the last eighteen months under a global pandemic, seemingly every nation has come to that inescapable conclusion. As wealthy countries take stock of the flaws exposed in their education systems, it’...
Education perils in unexpected emergencies. After the last eighteen months under a global pandemic, seemingly every nation has come to that inescapable conclusion. As wealthy countries take stock of the flaws exposed in their education systems, it’...
In the United States, the arrival of late autumn means just one thing for your taste palate: Here comes the pumpkin. With pumpkin muffins, pumpkin pies, pumpkin breads, pumpkin spice lattes, and even pumpkin cannolis, the fruit is found just about ev...
In the United States, the arrival of late autumn means just one thing for your taste palate: Here comes the pumpkin. With pumpkin muffins, pumpkin pies, pumpkin breads, pumpkin spice lattes, and even pumpkin cannolis, the fruit is found just about ev...
In 2019, a Business Insider article noted the visible difference between yellow streetlights in eastern Berlin and the fluorescent, whiter bulbs in the West. In other words, the divide between East and West Berlin is still noticeable over 30 years af...
In 2019, a Business Insider article noted the visible difference between yellow streetlights in eastern Berlin and the fluorescent, whiter bulbs in the West. In other words, the divide between East and West Berlin is still noticeable over 30 years af...
“The principal defect of the industrial way of life,” wrote a group of British environmental scientists in 1972 for The Ecologist, “is that it is not sustainable. Its termination within the lifetime of someone born today is inevitable—unless ...
“The principal defect of the industrial way of life,” wrote a group of British environmental scientists in 1972 for The Ecologist, “is that it is not sustainable. Its termination within the lifetime of someone born today is inevitable—unless ...
Choi Young-soo works as a 35-year-old part-time food delivery driver in South Korea. However, he wasn’t always condemned to working a low-wage job for long hours. He previously worked as an IT engineer until he decided that the extreme stress of hi...
Choi Young-soo works as a 35-year-old part-time food delivery driver in South Korea. However, he wasn’t always condemned to working a low-wage job for long hours. He previously worked as an IT engineer until he decided that the extreme stress of hi...
The future of multilateralism hangs in the balance. At least, that was the thought running through then-CEO of the World Bank Kristalina Georgieva’s mind as she presided over a precarious capital increase campaign from mid-2017 to April 2018. Key s...
The future of multilateralism hangs in the balance. At least, that was the thought running through then-CEO of the World Bank Kristalina Georgieva’s mind as she presided over a precarious capital increase campaign from mid-2017 to April 2018. Key s...
On September 15th 2021, Australia, the UK and the US signed perhaps one of the most consequential defense pacts in recent history. The new AUKUS agreement represents not only a landmark in cooperation between these three nations, but it is also one o...
On September 15th 2021, Australia, the UK and the US signed perhaps one of the most consequential defense pacts in recent history. The new AUKUS agreement represents not only a landmark in cooperation between these three nations, but it is also one o...
If the first thing you see when you picture Canada is a lush, progressive, free healthcare utopia, you would not be alone. The country’s international reputation generally ranges from benign acknowledgement to outright veneration. What’s more, Ca...
If the first thing you see when you picture Canada is a lush, progressive, free healthcare utopia, you would not be alone. The country’s international reputation generally ranges from benign acknowledgement to outright veneration. What’s more, Ca...
In recent years, kimchi—a spicy, fermented cabbage dish ubiquitous in Korea—has found its way into home kitchens and chain restaurants around the world. Yet, even as South Korean kimchi exports reach an all-time high, the dish marks a low point i...
In recent years, kimchi—a spicy, fermented cabbage dish ubiquitous in Korea—has found its way into home kitchens and chain restaurants around the world. Yet, even as South Korean kimchi exports reach an all-time high, the dish marks a low point i...
The roofs over several docks at Port Fourchon were stripped away by early afternoon. Hurricane Ida had produced a 12-foot storm surge and sustained 150 mile-per-hour winds that battered buildings, scattered equipment, and submerged large swaths of la...
The roofs over several docks at Port Fourchon were stripped away by early afternoon. Hurricane Ida had produced a 12-foot storm surge and sustained 150 mile-per-hour winds that battered buildings, scattered equipment, and submerged large swaths of la...
Throughout the past decade, China’s public stance toward the climate crisis has shifted significantly as the consequences of climate change and benefits of decarbonization have become more clear. Before the 26th session of the Conference of Parties...
Throughout the past decade, China’s public stance toward the climate crisis has shifted significantly as the consequences of climate change and benefits of decarbonization have become more clear. Before the 26th session of the Conference of Parties...
On September 25, after 3 years of detention in Canada, Huawei’s chief financial officer and CEO’s daughter, Meng Wanzhou stepped off of her plane arriving at Shenzhen International airport, waving to an exhilarated crowd who waved back with dozen...
On September 25, after 3 years of detention in Canada, Huawei’s chief financial officer and CEO’s daughter, Meng Wanzhou stepped off of her plane arriving at Shenzhen International airport, waving to an exhilarated crowd who waved back with dozen...