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Sleepwalking into a new imperial age

Ricardo Hausmann CAMBRIDGE, MAY 19 (PS) – When you look at a building, you can see its walls, windows, and decorative flourishes but not the hidden structure that holds everything together. Yet during an earthquake, or after years of strain, that unseen framework can suddenly collapse. The same is true

Middle powers in the US-China trade war

As ASEAN economies catch up with those in the Global North, their combined GDP could equal that of the EU

Russian invasion of Ukraine
What role for China in Ukraine?

Sino-Russian bilateral trade soared from $147 billion in 2021 to a record $245 billion in 2024. Chinese consumer products, notably

Why and when tourism destinations fail?

Destinations fail, when we misunderstand them as property of a certain state only and do not consider them as common

Europe’s Climate Goals Require a Green Power Grid

Fortunately, Europe can take inspiration from its peers. In December, the United Kingdom unveiled a Clean Power Action Plan that

Financial Development in Nepal: Balancing institutions and markets

The need is to develop the financial market in all three dimensions of access, depth and efficiency. A balanced financial

Insurers Must Embrace Geospatial AI

This poses an extremely complex and difficult challenge for insurance companies, which have understandably been struggling to cope. In recent

Will AI Close or Widen the Development Gap?

Encouragingly, the cost of AI development is beginning to decline. While OpenAI’s GPT-4 cost $100 million to train, the Chinese

Financial Inclusion Must Reach the Last Billion

The progress made over the past decade proves that financial inclusion can be achieved with the right mix of innovation,

How Much “Weaponization” Can the Global Economy Take?

Meanwhile, in his 2013 book Treasury’s War, Juan Zarate, a former US deputy national security adviser, explained how financial networks