Regions

Esattamente sessant’anni fa, all’indomani della prima consultazione politica dopo la nascita della Repubblica federale, l’FDP entrava a far parte del governo di Konrad Adenauer. Poco tempo addietro era stato eletto a primo Capo dello Stato…

Angela Merkel è visibilmente indispettita; dopo la battuta d’arresto della sua CDU in Turingia e nella Saar, i media tedeschi le hanno rimproverato di aver condotto una campagna elettorale troppo in sordina, sfumando al limite…

With the notable exceptions of Woodrow Wilson’s second term and Franklin Roosevelt’s third and fourth, all modern American presidents have been elected primarily to deal with domestic problems. The adage attributed to former House Speaker…

My sister in West Africa asked if I could help her purchase a video game subscription for her son’s birthday by using her credit card. The game company could detect that she was using a computer in Africa and wouldn’t process an American…

Asian economies are weathering the present global crisis but long-term gains will be possible only if governments use the opportunity to carry out more reforms. It has been almost exactly two years since Bear Stearns  & Company ignited…