Analysis

Jan. 29, 2016 Governments are growing increasingly worried that public confidence in banking systems may diminish, as financial problems in parts of Europe and Asia escalate.

Jan. 28, 2016 The EU so far has not recognized that the Italian banking crisis is a European crisis.

Jan. 28, 2016 Many Western observers misunderstood the 2011 uprisings across the Middle East.

Jan. 27, 2016 The agreement aims to address Italy’s large stock of non-performing loans, but ultimately fails to offer a comprehensive solution to the country’s banking woes.

Jan. 27, 2016 The Kremlin wants to rally the public against a common enemy.

Jan. 26, 2016 The interaction between economic doldrums, the refugee crisis and a weakening Russia further complicates European attempts to solve these problems.

Jan. 25, 2016 Few countries are both willing and able to defeat IS and manage the aftermath.

Jan. 25, 2016

Jan. 25, 2016 Investors indicate they still have a strong interest in the Brazilian market.

Jan. 25, 2016 The U.S. is careful to avoid tensions over the Kurds, but Turkey is still hesitant to take the lead in the fight against IS.

Jan. 22, 2016 While interpretations vary, the definition of corruption ultimately seems to rest on one’s vision of the human soul.