Decades of low inflation led to widespread use of dollar-denominated financial instruments with fixed interest rates and long maturities.…
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Governments around the world are increasingly recognizing the power of problem-oriented governance as a way to address complex public…
The promise of American democracy is at greater risk than at any time since the 1930s. Among the most important factors of America’s…
Money is essential for electoral politics yet its use and abuse often raises problems of graft, corruption, and cronyism. To throw new…
In many countries, polling day ends with disputes about ballot-box fraud, corruption, and flawed registers. Which claims are accurate? And…
The Cold War dominated world affairs during the half century following World War II. It ended in victory for the United States, yet it was…
How did the conflict between Vietnamese nationalists and French colonial rulers erupt into a major Cold War struggle between communism and…