The argument that the natural-resource curse is at work in the US rests on the assumption that rising oil and gas production ...

István Rév explains why Viktor Orbán fell after 16 years of entrenched illiberal rule – and how Péter Magyar toppled him.

Yanis Varoufakis argues that the United States is in a better position than Britain was in 1956, but not than it was in 1915.

Waldner and Eka Tkeshelashvili explain how a female leader would bolster the organization’s legitimacy and signal a capacity ...

America and others suffering democratic backsliding can offer lessons for Péter Magyar's new government, whose successes or ...

Gomez Agou argues that the continent’s problem is not a shortage of resources but a lack of investment platforms.

Rabah Arezki shows that the link between prosperity and peace is more complex and contingent than previously assumed.

At a time when illiberalism has presented itself as the wave of the future, Hungarians just voted overwhelmingly to reverse ...

US President Donald Trump’s deregulation of cryptocurrency markets has introduced new financial risks and threatens to ...

Laura Carvalho sees an opportunity to accelerate the transition to more resilient energy sources and economic models.

László Bruszt says that an illiberal regime with no internal or external constraints necessarily becomes undisciplined.

The Fund’s 2016 findings on austerity are a case in point. A decade ago, IMF economists showed that cutting public spending ...