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Zero COVID and Manufacturing in China

(click to enlarge) It was in China, specifically the city of Wuhan, where the first cases of COVID-19 were detected in early 2020 before quickly...

The Slow Global Labor Market Recovery

(click to enlarge) The COVID-19 pandemic could cause structural shifts and long-term damage to labor forces across the globe, the International Labor Organization has warned....

Close Ties Between Russians and Ukrainians

(click to enlarge) Russia is rattling its sabers all along Ukraine’s northern, eastern and southern borders, prompting fears of an invasion. The U.S. and Europe...

Kazakhstan’s Sudden Unrest

(click to enlarge) When the Soviet Union collapsed, the countries of Central Asia became independent. With their newfound sovereignty came all the challenges of building...

Vaccine Access and the Recovery

(click to enlarge) We’re two years into the pandemic, but in many ways the start of 2022 feels very similar to the start of 2021....

Food Prices in Canada

(click to enlarge) Canada is on a growing list of developed economies grappling with rising food prices. This year, the cost of food increased there...

Erdogan’s Waning Power

  (click to enlarge) Turkey’s presidential elections are slated for June 2023, but it’s unclear whether Recep Tayyip Erdogan will last that long in office. November...

Global Migration Trends

(click to enlarge) Broadly speaking, there are two main drivers of migration: the search for economic opportunity, and displacement by violence, insecurity or political events....

UK Trade Policy After Brexit

(click to enlarge) The United Kingdom is trying to redefine its role in the international system after leaving the European Union. A significant part of...

Brazil’s Difficulties in Attracting Foreign Investment

(click to enlarge) The Brazilian government expects foreign direct investment to be a major component of its economic recovery from the pandemic – just as...

Status of the Global Economic Recovery

(click to enlarge) This is not our first Weekly Graphic on global economic trends, and it certainly won't be our last. Economies around the world...

The War on Colombian Coca Production

(click to enlarge) On Oct. 25, the U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy announced a new U.S.-Colombian counternarcotics strategy. The two countries have a...

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