May 17, 2012

Argentina's old-school economics

Resource nationalism was supposed to be a throwback, a discredited school of economics that failed the governments that embraced it. Apparently, Argentine President Christina Fernandez de Kirchner never got the memo. Instead, she decided in mid-April to seize a majority stake in one of ...

Jan 4, 2012

Can China sate its thirst for energy?

by Michael Richardson

Among the sinews of superpower strength in the 21st century, maximum energy self-sufficiency will be critical as nations jostle to secure supplies of oil and natural gas, as well as food, water and minerals. This contest for power and influence will take place in ...