Global Issues

Luis Maizel’s Monthly Letter:

, January 5, 2024

Photo: Maria Tyutina on PexelsWe begin the year hoping the world will recompose, but it seems unlikely.There is no doubt that many of the problems would end if they...

On the eve of 2024.

, December 30, 2023

Image: smshoot on iStockWars, polarization, and uncertainty reign in the immediate future.None of the forecasts at the beginning of the year* alerted us to the outcomes we experienced. The...

Education

, December 29, 2023

Image: Chinnapong on iStockLuis RubioNothing is more important for the development of a country than education. In fact, some of the nations that succeeded in breaking away from underdevelopment...

Rule of Law Index 2023 (Insights)

, December 28, 2023

Image: World Justice ProjectThe World Justice Project (WJP) Rule of Law Index® 2023 is the latest report in an annual series measuring the rule of law based on global...

After the Rate Reset: Investing ReconfiguredThere haven’t been this many attractive investment choices to consider in more than a decade. But how do you personalize the possibilities? Explore these...

One year without peace

, December 17, 2023

Image: Petrovv on iStockAntonio NavalónIn the blink of an eye - which for some seemed too little for what was intended to be achieved, and for others, the wait...

Debt

, December 13, 2023

Photo: Ehud Neuhaus on UnsplashPercentage of World DebtGraph: on visualcapitalist.comGovernment Debt by Country in Advanced EconomiesGraph: on visualcapitalist.comGross public sector debt as a proportion of GDPGraph: on ourworldindata.orgExternal debt as a...

The double life of Henry Kissinger

, December 7, 2023

Photo: on letraslibres.comAngel JaramilloKissinger was an essential author for understanding international politics and one of the most criticized politicians on the planet. The profiles by Niall Ferguson and Christopher...

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