Economics
The FP Survey: The Wisdom of the Smart Crowd
FP's Global Thinkers weigh in on the year gone by and what's on the horizon for 2013.
DECEMBER 2012
The Imperfect World of George Soros
The billionaire investor wants to understand what it means to live in a world that we cannot fully understand.
BY CHRYSTIA FREELAND | DECEMBER 2012
The Best Small Ideas of 2012
In our search for dramatic solutions to poverty, we sometimes miss the small innovations that could make a big difference in reducing inequality.
BY TINA ROSENBERG | DECEMBER 2012
The 'Grexits' of 2013
The four geopolitical buzzwords that could be just around the corner.
BY IAN BREMMER | DECEMBER 2012
The New Breakout Nations
Forget the BRICs. Meet seven unheralded countries to watch.
BY RUCHIR SHARMA | DECEMBER 2012
Turkey's Weakest Export
Turkey says it wants to be a model for democracy in the Middle East. But so far its actions lag behind its achievements.
BY GAMZE COŞKUN | NOVEMBER 21, 2012
American Anxiety
The numbers say the stumbling U.S. economy is picking up steam. But there’s good reason to worry.
BY MOHAMED A. EL-ERIAN | NOVEMBER 20, 2012
Southeast Asia’s Economic Poster Child Is Stalling
How the Communist Party is fiddling while Vietnam burns.
BY BEN BLAND | NOVEMBER 20, 2012
Reasons to Be Thankful
Bubba, the fiscal swamp, after Gaza... the list goes on and on.
BY DAVID ROTHKOPF | NOVEMBER 19, 2012
Coming Apart at the Seams
Burma’s ruling party is under stress. Democrats should be careful what they wish for.
BY LARRY JAGAN | NOVEMBER 12, 2012
The Corruption Pandemic
Why corruption is set to become one of the defining political issues of the 21st century.
BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | NOVEMBER 8, 2012
The Hu Era, in Pictures
In 10 years under Hu Jintao, China has changed to an extent unprecedented in history.
BY ALICIA P.Q. WITTMEYER | NOVEMBER 7, 2012
Reform or Perish
The Communist Party knows what it needs to do. What's missing is the will.
BY MICHAEL PETTIS | NOVEMBER 7, 2012
It’s the Stimulus, Stupid
Why Obama won reelection when virtually every other incumbent in the West has been bounced from office.
BY JAMES TRAUB | NOVEMBER 7, 2012
The Tradeoff
When it comes to developing an industrial policy that can revive the U.S. economy, the president may have a leg up on his Republican challenger.
BY CLYDE PRESTOWITZ | NOVEMBER 5, 2012
Breaking the Grip of the Oligarchs
How a tragic twist of fate is fueling a revolt against Armenia’s overweening tycoons.
BY LIANA AGHAJANIAN | NOVEMBER 5, 2012
12 Catastrophes the Next President Must Avoid
We've heard plenty about what the candidates want to do in office, but the future will be determined by what Tuesday's winner doesn't do.
BY DAVID ROTHKOPF | NOVEMBER 5, 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
If Markets Picked Presidents
Who would be better for the global economy: Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?
BY DANIEL ALTMAN | 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
The Crisis That Dare Not Speak Its Name
Why Obama and Romney are both afraid to talk about the mess in Europe.
BY NICK SCHIFRIN | NOVEMBER 1, 2012
We Are All Venetians Now
Are the world's major cities ready for the rising waters and freak storms of tomorrow?
BY FRANK JACOBS | OCTOBER 31, 2012
The Collaborator's Song
We often ask why some people choose to resist authoritarian regimes. But the better question might be why so many decide to cooperate.
BY ANNE APPLEBAUM | OCTOBER 31, 2012
The Secret of Islamist Success
Islamist political parties aren't succeeding in the Middle East because they stand for Islam. It's because they have a well-established political brand.
BY DALIBOR ROHAC | OCTOBER 31, 2012
Georgia Versus the Forces of Chaos
In the wake of this month’s watershed election in Georgia, a new prime minister and an incumbent president are figuring out how to keep their personal enmity from breaking into open warfare.
BY MOLLY CORSO | OCTOBER 26, 2012
There's No App for That
It's 2012. It's about time we had economic policies for a new kind of growth.
BY DANIEL ALTMAN | OCTOBER 22, 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
What Happens After You Label a Country a Currency Manipulator?
You ask them to stop it.
BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | OCTOBER 17, 2012
To Leave or Not to Leave
President Hugo Chávez’s victory in the presidential election has some Venezuelans wondering whether it's time to leave.
BY DANIEL LANSBERG-RODRIGUEZ | OCTOBER 16, 2012
Can Egypt's Islamist finance minister cut a deal with the IMF?
BY DAVID KENNER
3 questions Obama's new AfPak envoy must answer
BY GAYLE TZEMACH LEMMON
Odierno: Syrian rebels will prevail, but sequester makes U.S. intervention risky
BY KEVIN BARON
Time to bring the nukes back to South Korea
BY BENNETT RAMBERG
Meet Cody Wilson, the anarchist behind the world's first 3-D printed gun
BY ELIAS GROLL
Does this woman look like she'd be a good president of Bulgaria?
BY JOSHUA E. KEATING
U.N. investigator on Syria: Out over her skis yet again?
BY JOHN HUDSON
May/June 2013
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