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Looking beyond the Energy Price Shock to China’s Low Carbon Transition
Authors: Martin Raiser, Sebastian Eckardt
The conflict in Ukraine has caused a massive shock to the global economy. Crude oil prices in early March spiked...
Will Bangladesh fall into a Sri Lanka-like crisis?
Over the last few months, Sri Lanka has been stuck in its worst economic crisis since independence. The island nation is battling severe shortages...
Biden’s Indo-Pacific Economic Framework Lacks Teeth
As Washington ramps up efforts to restore the United States’ “economic leadership” in the Indo-Pacific region, U.S. President Joe Biden launched the Indo-Pacific Economic...
Russia’s Desperate Search for Investment Sectors in Mozambique
On May 30 to June 01, the Speaker of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation, Valentina Matviyenko, headed a group of powerful and...
Can the West Afford to be Simultaneously Tough on Russia, Iran, and Saudi Arabia?
There is no doubt that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has seized the attention of the international community. Western powers, some of whom have hesitated...
The Economic Quandary of Pakistan: Following the Footsteps of Sri Lanka?
The Sri Lankan politico-economic crisis is an apt modern-day case study of epic proportions. Economic mismanagement, familial political hierarchy, and clueless policymaking have dealt...
Three decades of India’s ‘eastward engagement’ and a persisting set of challenges
In this long essay, I look at how India re-connected with Southeast Asia and its regional institutional mechanisms in the post-Cold War context. This...
Global Economy: Reducing “China-Dependence” Is Not Practical. Nor Feasible
The US fears of global economic “over-reliance” on China have failed to result in a desirable shift away from “Made in China” to “Made...
How the Space Industry Will Save Coal
The current fusion technology emerging from Commonwealth Fusion Systems will provide a reason why coal will once again become a source of jobs and...
The Resilience of the Dollar’s ‘Exorbitant Privilege’
Russia’s war of extermination in Ukraine has been met with far-reaching sanctions. These have included the freezing of the Russian central bank’s access to...