Understanding the USA

Kelly Stonelake implores policymakers to target the addictive and toxic features of social media platforms, rather than restricting access

Kelly Stonelake implores policymakers to target the addictive and toxic features of social media platforms, rather than restricting access

Joschka Fischer is under no illusion about the challenge that China could pose to America's position in the 21st century

Joschka Fischer is under no illusion about the challenge that China could pose to America's position in the 21st century

Nouriel Roubini explains why 1970s-style oil-supply disruptions no longer generate 1970s-style economic and market effects

Nouriel Roubini explains why 1970s-style oil-supply disruptions no longer generate 1970s-style economic and market effects

Joseph Davis expects AI technology to resemble electricity, benefiting the users more than the providers

Joseph Davis expects AI technology to resemble electricity, benefiting the users more than the providers

Stephen Roach laments that the Chinese government has paid little more than lip service to its greatest macroeconomic challenge

Stephen Roach laments that the Chinese government has paid little more than lip service to its greatest macroeconomic challenge

American officials twist their laws to find another way to impose tariffs after dodgy 'investigation'

American officials twist their laws to find another way to impose tariffs after dodgy 'investigation'

Stephen Roach thinks Xi Jinping's heirarachy of ultimatums, with Taiwan now firmly at the top, is sending mixed signals

Stephen Roach thinks Xi Jinping's heirarachy of ultimatums, with Taiwan now firmly at the top, is sending mixed signals

Mohammad Reza Farzanegan explains how volatility creates distorted incentive that makes escalation more profitable than peace

Mohammad Reza Farzanegan explains how volatility creates distorted incentive that makes escalation more profitable than peace

Channing Lee thinks Taiwan's role in global value and supply chains offers an under-appreciated form of resilience

Channing Lee thinks Taiwan's role in global value and supply chains offers an under-appreciated form of resilience

Shang-Jin Wei explains how last week's meeting between the Chinese and US presidents could improve the global outlook

Shang-Jin Wei explains how last week's meeting between the Chinese and US presidents could improve the global outlook

Nicolas Jabko thinks US central bankers can no longer count on a deep well of conservative support for their independence

Nicolas Jabko thinks US central bankers can no longer count on a deep well of conservative support for their independence

Shlomo Ben-Ami envisions a less stable, more fragmented future, with China benefiting from declining faith in the US

Shlomo Ben-Ami envisions a less stable, more fragmented future, with China benefiting from declining faith in the US

Kaushik Basu warns that the Trump administration's recklessness is jeopardising the greenback's global primacy

Kaushik Basu warns that the Trump administration's recklessness is jeopardising the greenback's global primacy

Stephen Roach highlights the ancient Chinese warrior-philosopher Sun Tzu's emphasis on the importance of strategy and reason

Stephen Roach highlights the ancient Chinese warrior-philosopher Sun Tzu's emphasis on the importance of strategy and reason

Mohamed El-Erian argues that in a world of frequent and violent shocks, the first step is to stop yearning for the past

Mohamed El-Erian argues that in a world of frequent and violent shocks, the first step is to stop yearning for the past