Turning the Page on LIBOR
Following a tortuous journey marred by scandals and regulatory scrutiny, the time has come to cease the publication of the London Interbank Offered Rate...
The Federal Reserve Faces a Question of Stability
The hum of inflationary panic; the buzz of an impending recession has somewhat died down - at least in my quarters! Or maybe it...
The Collapse of SVB: A Contagion Risk for the Next Financial Crisis?
The Great Recession seems like an eternity in the past. As an economic scholar, I didn’t even witness the financial meltdown up close but...
Electoral Implications of Earthquakes in Turkey
Natural disasters have a unique ability to unite people as a nation. However, if the state is run by a divisive figure, these disasters...
The Theatrics of the US Debt Ceiling: Fiscal Austerity or Political Brinkmanship?
It amazes me sometimes how pointless some discussions are to begin with, yet the hype they garner is just outrageous compared to relatively pressing...
China’s Deflating Population: The Economic Marvel in Eclipse?
So China’s population shrank last year. I admit my first instinct was … well, isn’t this a good thing? I mean, during the entire...
The U.S. National Debt Limit: Economic Implications of an Expected Congressional Standoff
No one expected the speakership contest to stretch for 15 rounds before Republican Kevin McCarthy took reins of the House of Representatives. The Democratic...
Selective Standards: Fight Against Oppression or Just a Geopolitical Showdown for Global Supremacy?
The karma of destiny is perhaps the most patent representation of natural balance one could witness in a lifetime. The global divide between democracy...
The Global Economic Projection for 2023: Is Worst Yet to Come?
I seem to have forgotten how the world used to look like before 2020, especially in the context of economic sanity. The vagaries of...
America Embracing Protectionism: A Glaring Contradiction of the Liberal Globalized Trade Order?
My fascination with international trade has always been both intriguing and unsurprising. As a scholar of the contemporary global political economy, my focus was...