Business

No Chickens or Cricket Bats

The strange list of Indian products you can't import in Pakistan.

DECEMBER 2012

Turning Japanese

Is this the end of the South Korean miracle?

BY DANIEL ALTMAN | NOVEMBER 12, 2012

Nightmare Squared

Longing for the days of Kim Jong Il? Maybe it's time to transfer your affections to the delusional dictator of Equatorial Guinea.

BY PEDRO PIZANO | NOVEMBER 6, 2012

It's the Brazilians, Stupid

Meet Brazil's James Carville -- and the other political consultants who are shaking up Latin America's electoral landscape.

BY MAC MARGOLIS | NOVEMBER 6, 2012

The Austrian Miracle

What's the secret of Austria's singular success, while the rest of Europe's economies founder?

BY DARDIS MCNAMEE | NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Prosperity Isn't Just a Matter of Wealth

Man does not live by GDP alone. An introduction to the Legatum Institute's latest Prosperity Index.

BY PETER PASSELL | NOVEMBER 2, 2012

A Tale of Two Asias

In the battle for Asia's soul, which side will win -- security or economics?

BY EVAN A. FEIGENBAUM, ROBERT A. MANNING | OCTOBER 31, 2012

The Cyber Trade War

The showdown between China and the United States over telecommunications technology is about much more than just security.

BY ADAM SEGAL | OCTOBER 25, 2012

The Pivot to Economics

The State Department is hard at work integrating economics into U.S. foreign policy.

BY HEIDI CREBO-REDIKER | OCTOBER 19, 2012

China's Oil Investment Is Not a Threat

The Chinese purchase of a Canadian oil company is something U.S. officials should welcome, not fear.

BY ERICA DOWNS | OCTOBER 10, 2012

The Third Industrial Revolution

Why yesterday's plan for the economy won't work for tomorrow.

BY DAVID ROTHKOPF | NOVEMBER 2012

Think Again: The BRICS

Together, their GDP now nearly equals the United States. But are they really the future of the global economy?

BY ANTOINE VAN AGTMAEL | NOVEMBER 2012

Higher Ed

Universities have been forced to innovate – and may emerge stronger than ever.

BY BEN WILDAVSKY | NOVEMBER 2012

Nouriel Roubini

He may not be perfect, but there's never been a better time to be in the prophet of doom business.

BY DANIEL ALTMAN | NOVEMBER 2012

Hollywood

How foreign audiences saved Tinseltown.

BY STEPHEN GALLOWAY | NOVEMBER 2012

McDonald's

In hard times, hungry consumers still flock to the Golden Arches.

BY FREDERICK KAUFMAN | NOVEMBER 2012

Work More, Make More?

The case against long hours.

BY CHARLES KENNY | NOVEMBER 2012

The Gangnam Phenom

A South Korean video is making waves on the Web. But the West is actually late to the party.

BY MARK JAMES RUSSELL | SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Turkey's Fragile Success

Turkey has undeniable economic potential, but there is still a lot of work to do.

BY CENK SIDAR | SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

The Fed Jumps on the Bandwagon

Where was Ben Bernanke when Obama needed him?

BY DANIEL ALTMAN | SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

India, Meet Icarus

Why no one should be surprised that the emerging economic superpower is getting cut back down to size.

BY PETER PASSELL | SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Burma's President Shakes Up the Chessboard

Why the president's cabinet reshuffle portends a new move toward reform.

BY LARRY JAGAN | SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

China's Debt Bomb

Half an hour from Beijing, the potential ground zero of the Chinese real estate meltdown.

BY JONATHAN KAIMAN | AUGUST 13, 2012

Why America Can't Have It All

Anne-Marie Slaughter is on to something bigger than she realizes.

BY DAVID ROTHKOPF | JUNE 25, 2012

Build Burma from the Ground Up

Relying only on the state to implement democratic reforms in Burma is a fool’s errand. But there’s a better way.

BY ELLIOTT PRASSE-FREEMAN | JUNE 22, 2012

Bipolar Policy on Equatorial Guinea

The Justice Department turns up the heat against a resource-rich dictatorship as the State Department helps its leader buff his image.

BY KEN SILVERSTEIN | JUNE 13, 2012

Africa Takes Off

Sub-Saharan Africa is starting to shed its reputation as an economic laggard. The West should pay attention.

BY G. PASCAL ZACHARY | JUNE 11, 2012

Facebook's a Company. Get Over It.

Why is there so much glee over Mark Zuckerberg's IPO woes?

BY EMILY PARKER | JUNE 4, 2012

Grexit? Spexit? Let's Call the Whole Thing Off

Everyone wants southern Europe's troubled economies to go their own way, except for the people who live there.

BY EDWARD HUGH | MAY 31, 2012

A Man With No Country

The vulgar political afterlife of Prime Minister Tony Blair.

BY ALEX MASSIE | MAY 29, 2012