World Watch
Insight on what's happening beyond the United States.
- Competing for Elites Danjell Elgebrandt and Tino Sanandaji 01/23/2013
- The Swedish political Right has increasingly managed to recapture the support of a large segment of the chattering classes. There may be lessons for the United States.
- How Economic Nationalism Bites Back Edward Tenner 01/17/2013
- History suggests protectionism has many more failures than successes.
- Angela Merkel’s Cypriot Headache Desmond Lachman 01/16/2013
- German Chancellor Merkel will want a quick resolution of the Cypriot economic and financial crisis so that a bailout does not become a domestic political issue ahead of her reelection bid.
- India’s Missing Women Michael Auslin 01/10/2013
- When women are able to choose their future, Indians may find that both the family and society are strengthened.
- No Easing in the European Crisis Desmond Lachman 01/02/2013
- Far from fading, it is all too probable that the European crisis will intensify over the course of the coming year.
- What Would Churchill Do? Arnold Kling 12/21/2012
- November 6 was an electoral setback dealt to those of us who believe in capitalism and limited government. What can we learn from Churchill, who was no stranger to setbacks?
- Sound Money vs. Stable Money Kenneth Gould 12/20/2012
- 'Stable money' policy has not fulfilled its promises anywhere it has been implemented. It’s time to renew the debate.
- Will the State Department Legitimize a Narco-Authoritarian Regime in Venezuela? Roger Noriega 12/14/2012
- If Congress does not act soon, career diplomats may get their wish of normalizing relations with Caracas.
- Gushing about America’s Energy Future Desmond Lachman 12/03/2012
- A triumph of market forces rather than government planning.
- The 1930s All Over Again? Reuven Brenner 11/29/2012
- Then, as today, societies were uncertain about which model of society to strive for and how to repair monetary systems. Societies bet on the wrong ideas; we may be committing similar mistakes now.