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N'DJAMENA—As everyone knows, the war in the Middle East has caused a sharp spike in oil, gas, and food prices,...

NAIROBI/SEATTLE—As the war in Iran disrupts fertilizer supplies and undermines food security around the world, the need to build more...

WASHINGTON, DC—Industrial policy is back, and with a vengeance. After decades of preaching neoliberalism, Western policymakers and intellectuals have rediscovered...

WASHINGTON, DC—In his second term, President Donald Trump has turned extortion and coercion into central features of American statecraft, deploying...

BERLIN—On his recent trip to Beijing, US President Donald Trump, the world's most powerful person, was accompanied by many of...

CAPE TOWN/ADDIS ABABA—Maps are never neutral. They are instruments of knowledge, yes, but also of power, ideology, and often manipulation....

WASHINGTON, DC—More than 50 years after decolonization, the West still regards Africa as a supporting player in the global economy:...

NEW YORK—With so many intractable problems in global politics, it is all the more frustrating that the international community often...

DAKAR—The narrative that Africa faces a persistent debt crisis has become entrenched. In fact, despite representing nearly one-fifth of the world's...

LONDON—For much of 2025 and early 2026, central banks have framed their decision to hold interest rates steady as an...