Will Piekos and Sharone Tobias look at the top five stories in Asia this week. 1. Chinese economy posts strong numbers. Chinese overseas shipments in August rose 7.2 percent from a year earlier, inc…

In the past, I have noted that oil exporters saved rather than spent the windfall from the surge in oil prices.    The IMF calculated that the average oil producer in the Middle East “spent” 30% and …

On Sunday, one day after Greeks vote in elections that may result in their withdrawal from the eurozone, and throw that single currency union into untested waters, leaders from the world’s twenty lar…

This blog post is part of a series entitled Global Agenda, in which experts will identify major global challenges facing President-Elect Trump, the options available to him, and what is at stake for …