Ten questions about where quantitative easing will lead
While quantitative easing may be needed to jump-start growth, it poses serious long-term threats, including losing sight of a road back to conventional policies, writes Nouriel Roubini
Austerity in small places: why comparisons can be misleading
Greece, the Baltic states and Iceland are often invoked to argue for or against austerity, but those arguments overlook important individual characteristics, writes Daniel GrosChina to become investor to the world in ‘Bretton Woods 3’
History shows periods of global growth usually involve economic imbalances, and the post-crisis world is unlikely to be any different, writes Sanjeev Sanyal
East Asia’s diplomatic relations burdened by rivalry and mistrust
Region’s international relations are akin to 19th-century European balance-of-power politics, writes Yoon Young-kwan
Anticipating the economic fundamentals of 2013
The global economy will exhibit similarities with conditions that prevailed in 2012, but there will be important differences too, writes Nouriel Roubini
The second nuclear age
North Korea’s launch of a long-range missile in mid-December underscored a reality that can no longer be ignored — the world has entered a second nuclear age, writes Paul Bracken
The eurozone’s delayed reckoning
Bloc’s fundamental crisis has not been resolved, and another year of muddling through could revive risks in a more virulent form in 2014 and beyond, writes Nouriel Roubini
Capitalism unlikely to facilitate sustainable development in Africa
Applying entrepreneurial principles, business must be free to creatively transform resources into wealth and jobs, writes Frik Landman
The great American economic comeback
As other advanced economies become increasingly services-based, the US is reindustrialising, writes Alfred Gusenbauer
Namibia succession path clear with return of Geingob
Anticorruption campaigner Hage Godfrey Geingob has his work cut out to fulfil President Hifikepunye Pohamba’s growth and jobs promise, writes Menesia Muinjo
Rape outrage could be India’s Tahrir Square
Spontaneous mass protests reveal accumulated discontent at pervasive public and private corruption, writes Jaswant Singh
Is Chinese demand enough?
José Luis Machinea asks whether Chinese demand for commodities will be enough to sustain high prices for Latin America’s exports in the coming years
Vigorous attempt to reduce interest rates is distorting capital allocation
Despite talk of easy money as the ‘new normal’, there is a risk that real interest rates will rise in the next decade, writes Zhang Monan
Disbanding of Libya militias must be top priority
While there is no shortage of challenges facing Libya’s new government, disbanding the militias must be at the top of its agenda, writes Barak Barfi
Public education: does the government really know best?
Sara Gon on the belief by the government that central control is better than local authority in education
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