GEOPOLICY & RESOURCES
- Mini Schengen: a small step to better cooperation in the Western Balkans, but don’t expect too much
By Mihailo Gajic, TES Contributor
- Politics, technology and environmental change merging in megatrend, threatening upheaval
- Time for U.S. and Canada to join the tech metals race
- Post-Brexit, Imperiled Transatlantic Relationship More Important Than Ever
COMPETITION & REGULATION
- Will Canada follow California’s war on the gig economy?
By Peter St. Onge and Daniel Dufort, MEI/IEDM
- Rent control failed in Sweden, like everywhere else
- Gig economy innovators face tough fight against California’s daft AB-5 law
- Limits on Pension Investments Hurt Returns
- Labor Department pursues Obama era agenda with opaque methods
- Rent controls in London would backfire, like they always do
- US ferries sinking under Jones Act
- UK plan to ban energy drinks for teens irrational, unfair
EU
ENVIRONMENT
- In favor of climate-based stress tests for banks
By Alexander Lehmann, Bruegel Institute
- Green Deal doesn’t go far enough
- Ditching fuel subsidies cuts emissions without harming economy
LATIN AMERICA
- Our Cuba policy is outdated and counterproductive
By Bill Hellman, USN/SEAL (Ret)
- Argentina, from rich country to poor country
- Mexico prepares for “day without women”
- Brazil can be an economic powerhouse with sensible domestic, trade reforms
- The deep roots of Argentina’s bad ideas
- Beware AMLO’s authoritarian tendencies
SOCIETY
- Canada needs immigration to drive growth
By Matthew Lau, Frontier Centre
- Global wealth inequality fell over last two decades
- Capitalism, the Most Effective Remedy for Poverty In History, Is Under Attack
- Heavy social media use is bad for teens’ mental health
- The cult of youth, identity politics, and the quest for enduring stability: A Romanian case study
- Worker representation on corporate boards boosts investment
- Automation undermines men’s marriage prospects