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Just seven months ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin won re-election, for the fourth time, with 77 per cent of the vote. But according to a poll...

Who can now sustain rapid economic growth? The answer to this question will determine not just the geography of prosperity in the coming decades, but also...

After this summer’s intense heat waves, which left at least 110 people dead, some in Japan have become concerned about athletes’ safety during the 2020...

Far from settling the question of the United Kingdom’s future, the 2016 Brexit referendum and subsequent negotiations with the European Union have...

The United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union is rapidly unravelling. The “Chequers plan” upon which British Prime Minister Theresa May has...

Over the past 15 years, China has fueled one of the most dramatic and geographically far-reaching surges in official peacetime lending in history. More than...

A common misperception among observers of digital trends is that consumers in developing countries do not benefit from advances in technology. Whether it is...

The Sino-American trade war, initiated early this year by US President Donald Trump’s administration, is escalating rapidly. Already, the Trump...

Politically, 2019 will be an extraordinarily important year for the European Union. The United Kingdom is currently on track to leave the EU on March 29,...

Donald Trump may not want to launch wars in the Middle East, but that doesn’t mean he’s getting the United States out of the regime-change business. His...