Man has been looking for a way to make the right decisions long before recorded history. Long ago, astrology appeared; much later, science and economics emerged. The difficulty is making the right ...

In the corridors of power in Islamabad, a storm is brewing that threatens to upend the Pakistani state. This nuclear-armed nation of 250 million people is caught in a perilous struggle for supremacy ...

Egypt has faced a recurring series of economic crises, exacerbated by structural budget deficits, balance of payments (BOP) issues and a reliance on fixed exchange rates. The most recent crisis, ...

In November 2023, an EU delegation conducted a five-day visit to Bangladesh in order to evaluate the country’s labor conditions. Bangladesh, frequently under scrutiny for its labor practices, has made ...

Precisely three years ago, in November 2021, Reuters featured this headline: “U.S. Pentagon fails fourth audit but sees steady progress.” Both the Department of Defense (DoD) and Reuters hoped at the ...

I am a very happy camper. Not only did my tribe win the US presidential election on November 5, it did so in a stunning fashion. Since then, The Don has wasted absolutely no time in signaling ...

The 2024 United States presidential election was framed as a crucial test for the nation’s political system. It brought ongoing concerns over oligarchy, mob rule, a breakdown of equal protection under ...

A state is as vulnerable as its institutions, and Moldova’s unreformed justice system remains one of its most exposed. With Russia winning significant ground in Ukraine, Moldova is once again in ...

On my way to a departing flight, I passed through gleaming corridors of Dulles Airport in Washington, DC — a gateway designed to project the wealth and power of a nation. Yet, amid the polished marble ...

For the past decade, Africa’s Sahel region has faced rising military and jihadist violence, despite promises of action by Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso’s governments. Western military presence here has ...

Socrates famously disturbed the Athenian order by engaging in an open, exploratory dialogue with fellow Athenians interested in serious issues concerning society, virtue and what he called the “good ...

On August 15, 1947, Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru said, “At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom.” He spoke famously of the nation ...