World Affairs Kenya’s Debt Crisis and the IMF — Africa’s Borrowing Problem in Sharp Focus
Kenya's fiscal situation — significant debt service obligations, IMF program conditionality, and domestic political pres...
World Affairs 
Economy & Trade OECD AI Report: Japan’s Productivity Problem Has a Name Now
The OECD's analysis of AI adoption across member economies identifies Japan as a country with high technological capabil...
Asia China’s Youth Unemployment May Have Passed 50% — The Data Problem
Chinese official youth unemployment statistics stopped being published regularly after rates reached levels that attract...
Europe Russia and Ukraine Ceasefire Talks — Why Europe’s Position Matters More Than It Looks
European governments have taken varying positions on the parameters of any potential Ukraine-Russia ceasefire. The varia...
Asia Taiwan Strait Military Drill — Japan’s Contingency Planning Is No Longer Hypothetical
Chinese military exercises around Taiwan have shifted from occasional demonstrations to regularized pressure campaigns. ...
Europe The Middle East Crisis Is Changing European Summer Vacations — This Is Bigger Than Tourism
Travel data showing rerouted flights, cancelled bookings, and increased insurance premiums for routes through or near co...
Economy & Trade Australia Considers 25% Gas Export Tax — Japan Should Not Treat This as Someone Else’s Problem
Australia is Japan's largest supplier of liquefied natural gas. Any Australian government decision to impose export taxa...
Europe A Jewish School in Amsterdam Was Bombed — This Cannot Be Someone Else’s Problem
The bombing of a Jewish school in Amsterdam is an act of antisemitic terrorism in one of Europe's most historically sign...
Europe The Valentino Tribute Show — An Answer to the Question of What Beauty Is For
Fashion memorial shows occupy an unusual cultural space: they are commercial events that are also genuinely elegiac, pre...
Europe Ireland’s Mother and Baby Home Survivors Were Protected — The Background Is Heavy
Ireland's government has established legal protections and a redress scheme for survivors of the Mother and Baby Homes —...