It is a question that has long been asked in America, particularly after the handling of firms after the 2008 crisis, and most pressingly...

Almost every time a new leader is appointed in an authoritarian state, the question arises: will they represent change or a continuation...

Several months ago I wrote of nationalism in Shinzō Abe’s Japan. It is a nation that has seen such resurgent nationalism during Mr....

The lavish spending habits of China’s new rich are more often than not a subject of lighthearted ridicule. Gold-plated Lamborghinis and...

A wispy layer of fog lay over seemingly endless rice paddies in the valley where Pyongyang Sunan International Airport is situated. Air...

On September 22, a political dynasty fell. Following a highly publicized corruption trial, former Chinese politburo member Bo Xilai had...

Li Keqiang, Premier of the People’s Republic of China. “China’s economic growth is unsteady, unbalanced, uncoordinated, and...

Last week, I wrote about the coming debt ceiling crisis and some of the effects that might play out on the global stage should such a...

China is no stranger to image problems. Maligned by the West since the rise of Mao Zedong, it has often found itself at the receiving end...

The death of Lee Yong-nyeo, who was 87 years old when she passed away last month in South Korea, has renewed concerns that former comfort...

The Internet, a virtual space existing somewhere beyond the physical world, has become an engine for actual, tangible change. From Cairo...

At the center of the many conflicts in Africa is another war. This battle deals not with state borders, but with the items transported...

In March of 2011, one fruit vendor’s act of bravery unleashed a wave of revolution across the Arab world. Can yet another fruit vendor...

It was among the ravages of world war that the brain child of John Maynard Keynes and Harry Dexter White came into being. Seventy years...

Often discussed during the past month’s Syrian chemical weapons debate has been the present and altogether fractured state of...

Bollywood is known for its supremely choreographed song and dance routines, sickeningly sappy romances, and improbable plot twists....

“Libertarian paradise” were words my hedge fund mentor used to describe the city in which we were working on my first day. These are...

Japan’s nationalism, much like their baseball, exists as a constant reminder of the nation’s rapid passage from a feudal society to a...

Oppressive regimes are not known for their tendency toward democratic reform. They are characterized by repression, the imprisonment of...

by Meghan Koushik Afghan history brings to life George Santayana’s maxim: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat...