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  Politicians do not pay much attention to demography. Given their electoral horizons, this is hardly surprising. The so-called demographic crisis and its consequences unfold over decades, while in most countries elections of some sort take place at least every two years. Little heed is paid to whether, in the near future, the electorate might […]

  Historian Christopher Clark wrote the impressive book on how the European powers sleepwalked unnecessarily into World War I at the beginning of the last century. Can we learn something from this? There has been no period in history without war. Europe had the unique chance of a very long peace, mainly protected by the United […]

  Friends and adversaries will challenge and test the administration.   Even when successive presidents are from the same political party, such as the administrations of Ronald Reagan (1981-1989) and George Bush (1989-1993), American foreign policy contains elements of both continuity and change. If Kamala Harris succeeds Joe Biden as the president of the United […]

  Earlier in 2024, global government debt hit a record $91.4 trillion, according to the Institute of International Finance, the global association of the financial industry. The world’s combined gross domestic product (GDP) in 2024 is projected to be approximately $109.5 trillion. The International Monetary Fund (IMF), which promotes global monetary cooperation, financial stability and economic growth, […]

Turkey has applied for membership in BRICS, an association initially comprised of five major emerging economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. These countries are all leading economies on their respective continents. At the beginning of this year, four additional states joined the organization: Iran, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Ethiopia and Egypt. Saudi […]