How much do people trust that their governments are doing the right thing? Trust in the institutions, confidence in the path toward economic prosperity, shifts in trust from authorities to peers, trust in media, transparency and accountability, rule of law, democratic values, polarization, all these …
Just like the anecdote that so many times they mistakenly said that the wolf was coming and when it finally arrived nobody believed it, we could be in recession. The accelerated increase in interest rates should be causing the economy to slacken rapidly and inflation …
Antonio Navalón The various modifications of European borders throughout history can be likened to open-heart surgery. Since the Greeks and since the time of the Roman Empire, there has never been a peaceful alteration of Europe’s geographical boundaries. Today, the case is no different. Europe …
Ricardo Pascoe Pierce Vladimir Putin faces the Frankenstein he has created. The dictator has been confronted by the military method of governance he has deified. Brute force as a raison d’état. The rebellion of the Russian mercenaries has unmasked the most elaborate of the Russian …
Imagine an American president capable of making such a speech in 2022, a speech designed to reduce tensions over Ukraine and to bring peace there rather than the humiliation of Russia and Putin, as every Western action seems designed today to do. Imagine a competition …
The Wall Street Journal’s latest documentary, “Shadow Men: Inside Russia’s Secret War Company,” goes deep inside the lethal global expansion of the Russian private military company Wagner — tracing the group’s evolution from a small, guns-for-hire operation into a sprawling network of businesses that have …
Jeffrey D. Sachs Is a world-renowned economics professor, bestselling author, innovative educator, and global leader in sustainable development. Sachs is widely recognized for bold and effective strategies to address complex challenges, including the escape from extreme poverty, the global battle against human-induced climate change, international …
Ricardo Pascoe Pierce The President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva, called a meeting of presidents of South American countries to promote a regional integration process. The heads of state of Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela attended the …
Image: Valery Sidelnykov on Shutterstock Juan Villoro Humanity is getting dumber and dumber, as evidenced by the international success of the Kardashians and the Mexican success of Acapulco Shore. Photo: Ali Pazani on Pexels This is not speculation but scientific fact. According to the “Flynn effect”, used to measure the collective level of intelligence, the …
