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Does rente hinder democracy in Algeria
A rapid
look around the world demonstrates that few rentier countries can be classified
as democratic states, especially those in the MENA region; therefore, scholars
have suggested...
Global energy demand rose by 2.3% in 2018, its fastest pace in the last decade
Energy demand worldwide grew by 2.3% last year, its fastest pace this
decade, an exceptional performance driven by a robust global economy and
stronger heating and...
The Sino-US Trade War: Why China can’t win it
Does our
history only appear overheated, but is essentially calmly predetermined? Is it
directional or conceivable, dialectic and eclectic or cyclical, and therefore
cynical? Surely, our history...
Davos: The Other Side of the Mirror
It has been a couple of months since I was
hanging out in Davos learning about this year’s World Economic Forum. Perhaps I have a...
China’s great geostrategy for trade and defense
The primary
policy line of the People's Republic of China, above all at sea level, is to
defend its strategic and military interests, but anyway without...
A peek into India’s 2019 elections: Past trends and portents
A bird’s-eye view
Some 814 million voters speaking 1,652
languages will vote in 900,000 voting centers across the country over 35 days
in 2019. India’s imminent (April...
Portugal’s pension system needs to prepare for rapid population ageing
Portugal needs to reform its pensions system to address the challenges
of a fast-shrinking workforce and high levels of old-age inequality, according
to a new OECD...
The Track to Prosperity
The world
is rebalancing and one of the key gears of this shift is that the tide has
turned towards eastern hemisphere. The world is being...
Ukrainian Presidential Elections 2019
The
Ukrainian people had made historic choices for independence, democracy and the
free market more than a quarter century ago, but they have only partially
achieved their...
More efforts needed to accelerate improvements in fuel economy
Improvements in the fuel economy of cars have slowed according to a new
report by the Global Fuel Economy Initiative (GFEI) in cooperation with the
IEA....