By Arvind Subramanian July 13, 2026 For decades, the global economic narrative has been tethered to the pulse of Washington, D.C., and the boardrooms of Wall Street. Analysts, policymakers, and historians alike have traditionally viewed the United States as the gravitational center of the global economy—the primary architect of trade…
By Brahma Chellaney July 10, 2026 The self-immolation of exiled Tibetan activist Lobga Rangzen outside the United Nations headquarters in New York on July 2 was not a spontaneous act of personal despair. It was a harrowing, final plea—a desperate attempt to jolt an indifferent international community out of its…
By Gene Frieda July 10, 2026 The fragile peace in the Persian Gulf has shattered. Barely three weeks after the ink dried on a ceasefire agreement, the Strait of Hormuz—the world’s most critical maritime chokepoint—has once again become the epicenter of a global energy crisis. Following a series of targeted…
By Shlomo Ben-Ami July 10, 2026 The recent signing of a trilateral framework agreement between Israel, Lebanon, and the United States has been hailed by diplomatic circles as a landmark achievement in Middle Eastern statecraft. Designed to serve as a roadmap for ending the protracted conflict in southern Lebanon, the…
By Kenneth Rogoff July 3, 2026 PARIS — To the casual observer of global economic trends, the European Union is currently locked in a precarious state of stagnation. Beset by glacial growth rates, the crushing fiscal weight of aging welfare states, and a palpable shortage of centrist political leadership, the…
By Barry Eichengreen July 3, 2026 The global financial markets are currently gripped by a fervor not seen since the dawn of the internet age. A wave of “mega-IPOs”—massive public offerings for companies at the vanguard of Artificial Intelligence, orbital logistics, and deep-space infrastructure—has unleashed a torrent of speculative enthusiasm.…
