Economics

Introducing the Baseline Profitability Index

Want to invest overseas? Start here.

BY DANIEL ALTMAN | MAY 6, 2013

Finally, Good News from Haiti

Haiti is no economic success story. But that may be about to change.

BY ROBERT LOONEY | MAY 3, 2013

The Rise of Germany's Tea Party

Could a brand-new, anti-euro political movement threaten Merkel's quest for a third term?

BY BENJAMIN WEINTHAL | MAY 2, 2013

The Next Head of the WTO? Choose Wisely.

It's time to put someone from the BRICS in charge of the world's leading trade body.

BY DAVID ROTHKOPF | APRIL 30, 2013

8 Myths About India's Growth

On closer inspection, the Indian miracle turns out to be pretty ordinary after all.

BY DANIEL ALTMAN | APRIL 29, 2013

The Balance of Power

Why sexism is civilization's greatest shame.

BY DAVID ROTHKOPF | MAY/JUNE 2013

The Case for Breaking Up Walmart

Sorry, Charles Kenny, but Walmart is hardly an ally of the world's poor.

BY BARRY C. LYNN | MAY/JUNE 2013

Give Sam Walton the Nobel Prize

Why Walmart may have done more for the poor than any business in American history.

BY CHARLES KENNY | MAY/JUNE 2013

The World's Most Controversial Walmarts

The big box behemoth might be a global force for good, but expansion doesn't make everyone happy.

BY COLIN DAILEDA | APRIL 29, 2013

Epiphanies from Chris Anderson

The entrepreneur and technology theorist weighs in on drones, surveillance, and what's coming next.

INTERVIEW BY BENJAMIN PAUKER | MAY/JUNE 2013

Into Africa

Believe the hype. Africa's rise is real.

BY MOHAMED A. EL-ERIAN | MAY/JUNE 2013

The Singularity of Fools

A special report from the utopian future.

BY DAVID RIEFF | MAY/JUNE 2013

Cities on a Hill

Today's most intriguing utopias.

BY MARGARET SLATTERY | MAY/JUNE 2013

Freedom's March

History might not be ending, but democracy is still gaining ground.

MAY/JUNE 2013

Mission Creep

Charles Kenny is too quick to encourage people to give up their privacy.

MAY/JUNE 2013

It's Not Business As Usual At the World Bank

The improbable controversy over the World Bank's flagship business survey.

BY DALIBOR ROHAC, MARIAN L. TUPY | APRIL 26, 2013

Trade Winds

It’s taken four years, but President Obama is finally coming around to a pro-trade economic agenda. And it could be his greatest legacy.

BY JAMES K. GLASSMAN | APRIL 26, 2013

Paper Tiger

Why isn't the rest of Asia afraid of China?

BY DAVID KANG | APRIL 25, 2013

Think Again: Austerity

The big spenders are wrong: Maintaining sustainable budgets is essential to economic growth.

BY ANDERS ASLUND | APRIL 23, 2013

How to Understand China's Foreign Policy

China can become a beacon for the world -- if it trades in its conservative foreign policy for one that emphasizes universal values.

BY DENG YUWEN | APRIL 23, 2013

The Wealthy Elizabethan Merchant Who Explains CNN’s Bad Boston Coverage

Jeff Zucker, meet Sir Thomas Gresham.

BY DANIEL ALTMAN | APRIL 22, 2013

Stalled Miracle

South Korea's economy isn't nearly as strong as you might think.

BY RICHARD DOBBS, DONGROK SUH | APRIL 16, 2013

Have It Their Way

From burgers to Bud Light, America's favorite brands are now owned by foreigners.

BY AFSHIN MOLAVI | APRIL 15, 2013

The Economics of War with North Korea

Would fighting Kim Jong Un be worth it?

BY DANIEL ALTMAN | APRIL 15, 2013

Russia's Olympic City

Russia is pushing ahead with its projects for the 2014 Winter Olympics. But not everyone is happy.

BY ANNA NEMTSOVA | APRIL 11, 2013

How to Keep NATO Strong

The transatlantic alliance cannot be taken for granted.

BY ANDERS FOGH RASMUSSEN | APRIL 10, 2013

Ten Questions for the New BRICS Bank

The great emerging markets want to start their own bank. But it doesn't seem like they've really thought it through.

BY ISOBEL COLEMAN | APRIL 9, 2013

Science Unfairness

The war on the pursuit of knowledge is starting to hurt America.

BY DANIEL ALTMAN | APRIL 8, 2013

Change We Can’t Believe In

For those still confused: No, Kim Jong Un is probably not a reformist after all.

BY STEPHAN HAGGARD | APRIL 8, 2013

Head of the Class

Don't look now, declinists, but the U.S. economy is strong and poised to beat its rivals. Yes, even China.

BY RUCHIR SHARMA | APRIL 8, 2013