Trump Spells End of Normality for Europe
Angela Merkel has no lack of experience in dealing with egocentric men. The chancellor has known Russian President Vladimir Putin for years and she speaks regularly with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the phone. After the surprising victory of self-made politician Donald Trump in the US p…
Africa cannot trade its way to an industrial revolution
“International trade cannot substitute for technological change, so those who depend on it as their major hope are doomed to frustration.” This was the conclusion of economist Sir Arthur Lewis in a series of seminal lectures on the “evolution of the international trade order”, in which he explained …