Economic Development
Why Trieste Holds The Key To Europe’s Economic Future
The Italian port is emerging as the key link between India, the Middle East, and Central and Eastern Europe, integrating various economic corridors into a unified commercial network. The Italian...
Is Trump Right About the VAT?
European sales in America enjoy a cost reduction, whereas American sales in Europe pay the value added tax. From this perspective, Trump has a point. Donald Trump insists the United...
The Case For CACE
A Central Asia-Caucasus-European Corridor (CACE) would reinvigorate historic trade routes and improve regional energy security. American and European interests call for secure and sustained economic engagement with resource-rich Central Asia...
Donald Trump’s Tariffs: Bad Economics And Maybe Illegal, Too
Trump’s wild tariff threats would be less of a problem if Congress guarded its powers competently. Amid the flurry of unconstitutional or illegal executive orders from President Donald Trump—for example,...
VIDEO: What To Expect From Trump’s Trade Policy
Trade and tariffs have dominated the headlines since President Trump was sworn in. But what does he actually want? President Donald Trump has followed through on his promises to impose...
What Donald Trump Can Learn From Allies on Foreign Aid
There are smarter and more effective ways to streamline and re-strategize U.S. foreign aid. The Trump administration is not the first Western government to envision a stronger, safer, and more...
Suriname, China, and the New Cold War
Although Suriname is one of the smallest countries in the Western Hemisphere, it is gaining importance as it heads in the same direction as neighboring Guyana in becoming one of...
Win-Win: Invest in the African Century to Counter China
From July 20-22, the Kingdom of Morocco brought together over 2,500 delegates, businessmen, and investors from the United States and Africa to discuss the future of U.S.-African investment. The U.S.-Africa...
The G7’s Infrastructure Plan Leaves the Developing World to China
The G7 economies offered an unprecedented $600 billion infrastructure pledge—the first attempt to form a developing world “Marshall Plan” in the post-colonial era—at the G7 Summit last week. Given the...
Could the U.S. Make Its Own Belt and Road Initiative?
The Biden administration has reportedly considered initiating a U.S. investment program in developing nations—tentatively titled “Build Back Better for the World”—as a response to the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)...
60 Years Post-Independence, Nigeria Has Yet to Reach its Potential
Nigeria’s population is estimated at over 200 million, which means the country has skilled and unskilled labour in abundance. The population also makes it a fertile ground for global trade....
Pakistan’s Imran Khan Heads to China, With Major Implications for the Belt and Road Initiative
Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan headed to China on November 1 for his first visit to the country since taking office this summer. Khan hopes for assistance to ease his...