A new report shows how rising commodity prices, on top of macroeconomic tightening by the Fed, could spark riots in low- and middle-income countries.
America and the World
Posted inEconomic Policy
Interest Rate Hikes Aren’t a Solution for Supply Shocks
Policymakers are employing the wrong tools for the current circumstances.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Fertilizer Firms Spread Wealth to Shareholders as Farmers Weather Extreme Prices
U.S. officials have banned fertilizer imports from key overseas competitors while domestic firms fork over billions in stock buybacks.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Magical Thinking About Putin’s Invasion
By pretending that NATO is not already at war with Russia, we’ve let Putin define the terms of engagement, at the tragic expense of Ukraine.
Posted inBooks
How High Energy Prices Emboldened Putin
Rupert Russell’s new book shows how the financialization of commodity prices worsens volatility and destabilizes geopolitics. It couldn’t be more timely.
Posted inPodcasts
Lessons from Putin’s War
How should the American left respond to Russian imperialism?
Posted inCoronavirus
U.S., EU Back Pharma in Denying Access to Lifesaving COVID Products
A compromise effort to waive intellectual-property rights for vaccines, treatments, and tests will do little to expand supply, experts believe.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Gulf States’ Tech Play
Saudi Arabia and the UAE use prodigious investments in technology firms as a political weapon.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Why Has the Biden Administration Hired 28 People With Ties to Saudi Arabia and the UAE?
The D.C. Blob just can’t quit Gulf cash.
