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China’s president Xi Jinping can blame only himself – or, more specifically, his excessive centralization of power – for the present challenges. A column by Minxin Pei.

The challenge of separatism in Catalonia, devised against and outside Spain’s constitutional framework, is a challenge for Europe and Europeans. A column by Pedro Sánchez.

Immer mehr Versicherer ahnden klimabelastendes Verhalten von Unternehmen mit der Verweigerung von Versicherungsschutz. Wer Treibhausgase reduziert, wird belohnt.

Die Top-Ten-Rap-Alben

Politics has always been about managing tradeoffs: Money spent in one area cannot be spent somewhere else. But as it seems, this no longer holds true. The consequences might be dire. A column by Harold James.

Thirty years ago, Europe experienced a truly miraculous few months. It wasn’t certain at all that the empire of the declining Soviet Union would disintegrate peacefully. A column by Carl Bildt.

China’s government may loathe the idea of making concessions to the Hong Kong protesters, but considering the catastrophic consequences of a military crackdown, that is what it must do. A column by Minxin Pei.

An den Mond

Alesina, Favero, and Giavazzi will be tarred and feathered for suggesting that in countries with large, inefficient governments, a fiscal retrenchment can sometimes be expansionary. A book review by Kenneth Rogoff.