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Vaccine Access and the Recovery

January 7, 2022

(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

December 17, 2021

(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

December 13, 2021

(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

December 5, 2021

(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

November 19, 2021

(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

November 12, 2021

(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

November 5, 2021

(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

October 29, 2021

(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...

The U.S. Labor Disconnect

October 22, 2021

(click to enlarge) One of the more complicated aspects of the current economic volatility accompanying the rebound from the pandemic in the U.S. is the...

Europe’s Faltering Economic Recovery

October 15, 2021

(click to enlarge) As the COVID-19 vaccination campaign proceeds, the pandemic seems almost under control in Europe. Social distancing measures are being lifted and economies...