Economy & Finance

Natural gas is in many ways the ideal fuel. It is abundant, affordable, clean-burning and extremely versatile. It can heat homes and offices, generate electricity from highly-efficient power plants, be used as a feedstock to manufacture…

■ “HISTORY, n. An account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools.” This is the definition given by Ambrose Bierce in The Devil’s Dictionary. It is a…

With the collapse of the Soviet Union, the five central Asian republics Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Kirgizstan have (re-) emerged as independent states. The task of building new state institutions and a functioning…

What is the current structure of international relations? No topic has generated more heated, erudite debate since the end of the Cold War in 1991. I will argue that today’s global structure is one of “emerging bipolarity.” The US and China…

Observers have traditionally praised Chile as the most developed country and the most stable democracy in Latin America. This is why many were surprised when Chileans rioted in the street of Santiago, protesting a subway fare hike from an…