LONDON — History rarely repeats itself in exact terms, but it frequently rhymes. In the mid-1980s, the global economy found itself strained to a breaking point by towering external deficits, a runaway US dollar, and aggressive protectionist pressures. The resolution required a bold, coordinated act of statecraft: the 1985 Plaza…
By Javier Solana and Angel Saz-Carranza Published: September 9, 2026 Section: Politics & World Affairs MADRID — A quarter-century ago, the world changed course in an instant. The dawn of the new millennium had roughly coincided with the arrival of new leadership in the United States and Russia—then the world’s…
Art history is frequently mapped through the lens of seismic shifts—decades defined by a collective rupture where artists dismantle the status quo to forge a new visual language. The 1970s occupies a unique, often overlooked position in this topography. It was a decade of transition, where the rigid formalities of…
