Universal Basic Income: Pandemic Panacea or Policy Pipedream?
As of the middle of May 2020, 36 million Americans are unemployed, with a further three million filing for unemployment during the same week....
Russia-China Pipeline deal, political or economic move?
In the constant struggles that are the geopolitics of oil, revolutionary changes are on the horizon. Russia’s dominance of the natural gas market since...
El Salvador: In Bitcoin We Trust?
Tourists and adventure-seekers are finding a new reason to love the tiny coastal town of El Zonte. Aside from its stunning sunsets and surfing-friendly...
Russia’s Pension Reform: A Necessary Evil?
By: Ruben Hirsch (Guest Writer)
On August 29, Vladimir Putin took the rare step of appearing on national television to address the Russian nation. In...
Eurobonds: How They (Un)bond the Euro Area Member States
The idea of a joint debt mechanism emerged once more in the EU, propelled by the same “spendthrift” states and opposed by the same...
Rise of Global Protectionism: Natural Economic Development Round or Step Back as a Necessary...
Protectionism is growing at a record pace, despite the fact that the majority of economists consider it an absurd economic policy.
According to a recent...
From War Zones to Auction Houses: The Journey of Smuggled Cultural Objects
Somewhere in an Afghan village not far from Kabul, a bronze figurine dating back some eighteen thousand years is picked up at an archeological...
Power Shifts after Britain’s Drift
By: Maria Lohmann (Guest Writer)
With Brexit looming around the corner, France and Germany will soon be left with the responsibility of filling the power...
Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict: An Economic Perspective
While the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh may have been fought militarily, the form the war took was decisively shaped by economics. Namely, because of economics,...
Paradise Lost – The Venezuelan Crisis and the Response of the International Community
Venezuela anguishes in what is being described as the country’s worst economic, social and political crisis to date. A combination of low oil prices,...
