Globalisation is threatened as countries impose trade restrictions, especially against trading partners with large geopolitical differences. Han Qiu, Dora Xia and James Yetman gauge the impact of this development on trade flows

In his debut address to the UN General Assembly, libertarian Javier Milei focusses on the ‘Pact for the Future’ and accuses the UN of restricting members’ freedom

The global economy is facing rifts comparable to the pressures that resulted in ‘economic nationalism, a collapse in global trade and the Great Depression of the 1920s, Christine Lagarde warns

How to overcome the middle-income trap. Ufuk Akcigit and Somik Lall argue that governments must cultivate skilled talent while tempering the traditional reliance on cheap energy as a cornerstone of rapid development

Many have postulated degrowth as a strategy to confront environmental and social problems. Ivan Savin and Jeroen van den Bergh review the content, data, and methods and conclude that most studies are opinions rather than analysis

Hungary has assumed the rotating presidency of the European Union. James Willn asks if the EU has insulated itself from internal exceptionalism on sanctions