World Economy: Taking stock for 2020

A background on Congo America toward a unique presidential election Crossroads for the Western world? The changing face of globalization & technology Evolving Mid East conflicts Troubling trends in "new Europe" Africa and its global challenges

Gli accordi mancati sul clima e il contesto economico globale

Roberto Menotti Dec 26, 2019

La conferenza dell’ONU sulle questioni climatiche di Madrid, o COP25 – che si è chiusa senza risultati il 15 dicembre – ha registrato un problema strategico di fondo con cui si dovranno fare i conti. La mancanza di un accordo politico…

Europe’s economy in 2020 – another crucial year

Emilio Rossi Dec 26, 2019

The deceleration of global growth in 2019 has raised fears that the global economy is on the cusp of slipping into a recession at some point in 2020. Despite some recent positive news coming from short-term indicators of main advanced…

La globalizzazione emergente sulle vie delle infrastrutture

Maurizio Sgroi Dec 26, 2019

Il notevole dibattere sul rischio di una de-globalizzazione – con lo sviluppo dei vari populismi a dimostrarlo – trascura un’altra evidenza altrettanto osservata e tuttavia non apprezzata nelle sue implicazioni: la crescita dei progetti…

Is US manufacturing reviving in the Trump Era?

Thomas Duesterberg Dec 26, 2019

Donald Trump won the US presidency in no small part by appealing to displaced or underemployed industrial workers and all those in supplier industries closely tied to manufacturing. He promised a turnaround in this sector and the return of…

Why a post-Brexit US-UK trade deal is under threat from the Irish-American lobby

John Ryan Dec 17, 2019

In June 2017, then UK Prime Minister Theresa May called an election that lost the Conservatives’ parliamentary majority and made her party dependent on the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) to form a government. The DUP, a fiercely pro-union…