The world economy Weaker than it looks Growth is healthy in America and Britain. But most of the world economy is in trouble FOR the American and British economies it has been a long road out of the woods, but the journey is nearing its end. America'...
The spread of Ebola Bridges or walls A panicky response in the West may worsen conditions in west Africa THE death toll from Ebola in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, the three most affected countries in west Africa, now stands at around 3,900. Amon...
Europe's carmakers Polishing up Cheap cars are not selling, so their makers are betting on expensive ones It's shiny, but who will buy it? AN ARMY of buffers attends to the cars at motor shows, continually polishing them to a level of otherworldly gl...
Conscripts in South Korea Blood, sweat and tears A string of egregious abuses fuels fresh calls to reform the army EVERY Sunday, one in five families in South Korea settles down to Real Men, a reality television show that thrusts pop stars, comedians...
Oil firms in Kazakhstan Cash all gone One of the world's biggest oil projects has become a fiasco WHEN it was discovered in 2000, the Kashagan oilfield in Kazakhstan's waters in the northern Caspian Sea was the world's biggest oil find in three decad...
China, India and climate change Take the lead Emerging markets are a big part of the problem; they are essential to any solution Greenprint: A New Approach to Cooperation on Climate Change. By Aaditya Mattoo and Arvind Subramanian. MOST books about t...
Russian oligarchs Yukos 2.0? The arrest of Vladimir Yevtushenkov recalls that of Mikhail Khodorkovsky THE rules should be familiar to Vladimir Yevtushenkov, an oligarch with a 7 billion fortune who runs Sistema, which is listed on the London Stock Ex...
The British constitution Now for the English question Scotland's place in the United Kingdom is settled. Time to deal with its much larger neighbor THE national rejoicing did not last long. Shortly after six o'clock on the morning of September 19th,...
Women-only cabs Fare Ladies A new car service offers lifts for women, from women WOMEN have been driving yellow cabs in New York since the 1940s, but 99% of drivers are male. Even among drivers of cars booked by phone or online, only 4% are women. Th...
The western Balkans and the EU In the queue The door to membership remains open, but the region must do more to get it TO THOSE who oppose further European Union expansion to the western Balkans, the statement in July by Jean-Claude Juncker, the new...
