Has the world reached a point where all major nations are too troubled at home to engage meaningfully in foreign policy?
Europe’s Greece, America’s Afghanistan
Why are the investments Europe and the United States made in Greece and Afghanistan, respectively, failing to bear fruit?
Ringfencing Greece
Is Europe’s primary goal to fix Greece — or to keep Greece from contaminating the rest of Europe?
Iranian Endgame: Part I — Sanctions and Asia
Can sanctions on oil exports provide enough bite to induce Tehran to abandon its nuclear ambitions?
Greece: Why Not Go Back to the Drachma?
What is the real reason Greece’s political elites might favor a return to the drachma?
Germany at the Gates?
Will Germany prove capable of leading the EU to a more stable, prosperous future?
How Will History Judge George Papandreou?
Why will Greece’s former prime minister go down in history as a bold and decisive leader?
Financial Markets as Drug Pushers
Could the misdeeds of markets cause a rupture in the acceptance of market institutions?
Italy After Berlusconi
Italy's political and economic future is just as shaky as it was before — maybe even more so.
Shorting Greece — Or the World?
What are the pros and cons of putting Greece’s recent bailout to a popular referendum?























