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The periphery commands growing attention. Amid ongoing Western pressure on Russia and the complexities confronting the Chinese economy, both nations seek to...
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An estimated 296 million people worldwide are drug users, according to the most recent U.N. World Drug Report. The report warns about...
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Notwithstanding the hype around green energy and electric vehicles, governments worldwide spent some 7 percent of gross domestic product subsidizing fossil fuels...
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Advancements in technology inevitably change the way we work and live, but they affect different segments of society unevenly. The latest breakthrough...
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2021 saw spikes in foreign direct investment in many regions around the world as economies began their recoveries from the COVID-19 pandemic,...
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Since 2017, Japan’s spending on defense has been rising faster than its gross domestic product. The 2023 budget for the armed forces,...
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After last month's military coup in Niger, former colonial ruler France and the European Union suspended security cooperation and financial help to...
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The U.S. labor market is still adjusting to the realities of the global economy. Currently, there are 75 workers per 100 available...
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Amid mounting sanctions on the Russian financial sector, Moscow has limited avenues of interacting with the global financial system, especially in terms...
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A stronger currency generally hurts exports, but that isn't Mexico's experience so far this year. The peso is up nearly 24 percent...
Special Collection – The Middle East