Commentary / World Jul 24, 2018
How Trump's trade war triggers global slowdown
Far from strengthening the U.S. economy, Trump's punitive tariffs may destroy global supply chains.
Uwe Bott
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Commentary / World Jul 16, 2018
Cave rescue highlights the positive power of globalism
The Thai drama shows a global community does indeed exist and can do great good.
Commentary / World Sep 29, 2015
New global economic order: cost crash and demand lull
The world economy is being shaped by a cost crash and a demand lull.
Commentary / World Aug 25, 2013
Emerging nations brace for economic ice age
After several years of riding high on foreign investment cash and commodity revenue, emerging markets are in for a shock amid creeping recession in much of th eurozone.