Topic: International

Environmentalism, Free Markets, International, Regulation

Africa Needs Carbon Fuels

– January 23, 2022

“It’s time to end environmental colonialism. Let Africa develop – quickly – and they, like people elsewhere, will choose more environmental protection as they grow wealthier.” ~ James E. Hanley

Crisis, Environmentalism, Government, International

The Green Economy, Interethnic Conflict, Corporate Mining, and West Papua

– January 7, 2022

“It is strange how President Biden and other world leaders’ desires to save the planet from global warming can be the impetus for local environmental crises that are more immediate in their consequences than the global warming on the horizon.” ~ Todd Myers

Authoritarianism, Crisis, International

How to Compete with the Chinese

– January 1, 2022

“Will the search for technological supremacy lead us to embrace China’s vision of governance by a technologically sophisticated bureaucracy, and what does that mean for individual rights and dignity?” ~ Todd Myers

Crisis, Energy, Environmentalism, International

Could Carbon Taxes Lose Us a Cold War with China?

– December 24, 2021

“To draw the developing world from the clutches of China’s Communist Party, policy-makers must incorporate revenue neutrality into their carbon tax considerations, or else abandon the plan entirely.” ~ Connor Tomlinson

Crisis, Currency, Government, International

The Unfolding Tragedy In Turkey Underscores Preeminence of Currency Policy

– December 12, 2021

“Hedging can mitigate currency lurches, but it can’t reverse the initial theft. Currency policy rates top-of-the-pyramid attention, but doesn’t get it. Turkey’s struggles remind us of currency policy’s preeminence.” ~ John Tamny

Crisis, Government, International

The New Face of the French Right

– December 2, 2021

“It is one thing to recognize this challenge, as Zemmour does, but the question is what to do? Is it even possible to retreat into nationalism without cutting yourself off from the emerging global economy and society?” ~ Clifford F. Thies

Authoritarianism, Government, International

Why China Behaves the Way it Does, and What to Do About It

– December 1, 2021

“China is a complex challenge, not an unstoppable enemy. Instead of responding with fear, Americans should have confidence in themselves and the free society, however imperfect, which they have created.” ~ Doug Bandow

Crisis, Financial Markets, Government, International

The Chinese Financial Sector: On the Brink of Death

– November 30, 2021

“The Chinese banking and real estate sectors are on the brink of death. The government will do everything possible to reorganize the former and to save the latter, but it is very possible that it will be incapable of succeeding.” ~ Daniel Fernández

Crisis, Financial Markets, International

Will Evergrande Go Bankrupt?

– November 23, 2021

“The chances of Evergrande’s survival without public aid or without the massive injection of cash from some unsuspecting investor are therefore nil.” ~ Daniel Fernández

Free Markets, Government, International

Russia’s Africa Policy: Geopolitics and Commercial Interests

– November 21, 2021

“The United States must find robust relationships built upon mutual benefits that are in accordance with our values and the values of our current and potential partners. We must mind our business and avoid crusades.” ~ Todd Myers

Authoritarianism, Economic Education, Financial Markets, International

The Case of Evergrande: Is There a Housing Bubble in China?

– November 16, 2021

“The Chinese housing bubble is enormous; various economic indicators leave no room for doubt. Evergrande’s problem is not an isolated issue but a systemic problem with the Chinese economy.” ~ Daniel Fernández

Crisis, Government, International

China is About to Make a Huge Mistake: Make Xi Jinping Dictator for Life

– November 12, 2021

“The PRC will continue to pose a serious challenge to America and the West. However, Xi’s war on liberty will give the U.S. an important and enduring advantage in the contest for the future.” ~ Doug Bandow