political-economy

Defection is damaging to Saudi Arabia’s prestige – and could strengthen the US hand in the region The United Arab Emirates’ decision to walk out of Opec is a political as much as business decision, and will reignite the simmering rows between the UAE and Saudi Arabia – which had been covered up by their shared anger with Iran over its attacks on the Gulf states since the start of the US-Israel wa…

Luxembourg Prime Minister Luc Frieden visited Seattle this week, offering a glimpse into how his country — Amazon’s European headquarters — manages its relationship with the tech giant. In an interview with GeekWire, he called Amazon “a strategic partner,” reflecting a markedly different approach than Seattle’s own. Read More

Vincent Geloso and Alex Tabarrok argue democracy and capitalism go hand in hand: Many people argue that democracy is incompatible with capitalism but they differ on whether democracy will subvert capitalism or whether capitalism will subvert democracy. The first argue that the logic of democracy leads to socialism with James Madison and Joseph Schumpeter decrying […]

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The tariff saga is not over, but it has already produced some unexpected political and geopolitical consequences for Brazil. The post Trump’s tariffs are giving Lula a boost and shifting Brazil’s geopolitics appeared first on Atlantic Council .

Vicky Kidder, a native of Rockville, Maryland, had never set foot in Texas before attending UTSA. But that changed when she received a UTSA Distinguished Presidential Scholarship and admission into the Honors College. Graduating this spring with degrees in economics and political science, she discovered that UTSA was the perfect place for her academic and […] The post Vicky Kidder bridges busines…

Almost nine years ago, I wrote that I would not support Mr. Trump's candidacy: Mr. Trump has not laid out a coherent economic worldview, but one recurrent theme is hostility to a free and open system of international trade . From my perspective as an economics policy wonk, that by itself is disqualifying. And then there are issues of temperament. I am not a psychologist, so I cannot figure out wh…

Starting with the repeal of the Cold War–era Jackson-Vanik Amendment, the Trump administration could transform US policy toward Central Asian countries for the better. The post How Trump can unlock new strategic economic opportunities in Central Asia appeared first on Atlantic Council .

Our experts outline the economic and political impacts that the United States’ tariffs will have on Canada, Mexico, and China. The post What to know about Trump’s new tariffs appeared first on Atlantic Council .

Understanding how France “does” economic statecraft will be crucial for US and other Western policymakers in the months and years ahead. The post Decoding French economic statecraft appeared first on Atlantic Council .

The red wave that swept Donald Trump to a second term took most everybody by surprise. Unsurprisingly, the big win has sparked...

By Ingrid Harvold Kvangraven, Maria Dyveke Styve, Ushehwedu Kufakurinani and Ray Bush In moments of great uncertainty there is refuge to be found in the work of intellectual titans like Samir Amin. After the sad news of his passing in August 2018 in Paris, aged 86, we began thinking about how best to explore the […]

Money, Markets, and Monarchies: The Gulf Cooperation Council and the Political Economy of the Contemporary Middle East, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2018. ISBN: 9781108453158 (paper); ISBN: 9781108614443 (ebook) Adam Hanieh’s book ‘Money, Markets, and Monarchies: The Gulf Cooperation Council and the Political Economy of the Contemporary Middle East’ is one of the most important works [&…

Kalyan Sanyal’s Rethinking Capitalist Development (2007, 2014) is a rare work of political economy for many reasons. It is written by an economist, but it’s so interdisciplinary that you won’t be able to tell. It is an attempt to theorize capitalism in the postcolonial context from the inside-out rather than outside-in, i.e. with no reference […]

The ‘do or die’ Brexit deadline this Halloween has come and gone without bringing much certainty about the policy and political landscape going forward. UK voters who hoped for a clear-cut end of the Brexit saga were disappointed as big questions remain unanswered while new ones have been added: What will the December election bring? […]

The economics of the emerging platform. I’ve heard a lot about the Green New Deal since the midterm elections. And, it’s not just me – Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the freshwoman Representative … Continue Reading What’s the Deal with the Green New Deal?

by Carolina Alves and Ingrid H. Kvangraven With 2017 marking the 150th anniversary of Capital and 2018 marking the bicentennial of the birth of Karl Marx, it is not a surprise that the number of events and exhibitions celebrating Marx’s work and exploring the significance of Marxism in the world today have gone through the […]

This is not good news : CEA DOA?… MM hears there’s a chance Trump will simply pass on filling the CEA Chair job that at one point appeared to be going to Larry Kudlow. Trump could decide to just stick with Gary Cohn and the National Economic Council and skip over the more academically-inclined CEA. Not a done deal at all but the chatter is out there. Let's hope the rumor is unfounded.

This piece was originally published in Hippo Reads in the fall of 2015. I have edited it slightly to adapt it for Policy Options. While the focus of the piece is primarily the United States, I believe it applies beyond the American context (though it may, perhaps, apply more to that country now than ever […]

Two unrelated announcements this week give the unhappy impression of Russian sanctions busting by German energy companies. The European Union decided last month to extend the sanctions against Russia that were set to expire at the end of July. Such a decision requires unanimity and, despite strong lobbying by Russia, neither Cyprus nor Hungary nor […]