The Globalist

History teaches that everyone suffers from trade wars, but the biggest pain is incurred by those who run the big surpluses once it starts.

South Africa’s clean government activists have prevailed against the former president, but it will take time to undo his damage.

The Zuma era is finally over. What a mess he left behind.

Despite shrinking populations, Eastern European countries are worried that taking in refugees is socially disruptive while providing no benefit in closing the income gap with Western Europe.

9 facts on the economic rise of India after a delayed start.

We wonder: How big is South Korea’s economy compared to that of its northern rival?

New York and the role of urban economies in the United States and the world.

On one metric, China will still trail the U.S. economy for the rest of this century.

Tokyo stands above the rest as the world’s largest metropolitan economy.

London’s economy towers over the rest of the UK.