Sri Lanka’s new leader is a democratic socialist who can save the economy from the IMF.
Did Sri Lanka Swap Austerity Capitalism for “Marxism”?
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Asia & Pacific
Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, and the Race to Oblivion
The next president will face fateful decisions regarding the production and possible use of nukes, whether in the bilateral nuclear relationship between the U.S. and Russia or the trilateral one that incorporates China.
Economics Behind the Fall of Autocracy in Bangladesh
The bottom line is that the bottom line led to Hasina’s ouster.
When Do Autocrats Give Up?
Protestors pushed out the leader of Bangladesh. They have yet to succeed in Venezuela. Why the difference?
The Olympic Refugee Team Was an Inspiration — And Also a Tragedy
For all the triumph of this year’s team of refugee competitors, their presence spoke to the need to end global mass displacement.
Mass Deportations Would Be a Nightmare
The popular GOP slogan would tear millions of families apart, including mine. It would also be a moral, logistical, and economic disaster.
Is India on the Way to Number Three?
With one million people turning 18 each month, India stands on the precipice of a demographic dividend—or disaster.
Crisis of the West, Opportunity for the Rest?
The assassination attempt on Donald Trump may well transform the de facto civil war in the United States into an armed civil war.
Fascism at the Gates
To borrow Gramsci’s line, “Now is the time of monsters.”
Putin and Kim: A New World Order?
Russia and North Korea don’t want a mere alliance. They want an anti-West axis.