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While the Yanukovych government has managed to initiate a number of economic reforms, they were implemented only partially and their success has been limited.
After a long waiting period, Moldova’s political stalemate has ended and the country’s integration with Europe is once again pressing onward.
Egypt risks following a Turkish model where the military, backed by other key institutions and secular political parties, acts against Islamist movements.
Slums reflect both the limited capacity of local governments to accommodate swelling urban populations and policy failures. More rational policies could help reduce their growth while also improving the lives of the urban poor.
The election of Nicolae Timofti as Moldova’s president confirmed that the country’s new leader had to come from outside the current Moldovan political elite.
The recent privatization of Malaysia’s largest car company, previously a flagship state enterprise, could herald real change, but much more is needed to rejuvenate the country’s ailing automobile sector.
The clash between Britain and Germany is about more than the EU or financial affairs; it is a symptom of a deeper cultural disagreement over how best to deal with uncertainty.
Putin's economic agenda offers only more of the same heavy-handed policies that have failed to modernize Russia and made the country more vulnerable to external shocks.
Vladimir Putin’s election as Russia’s president may mark the end of the first phase of Russia’s awakening, but the awakening is not over. A restructuring of the Russian political field has just begun.
In the absence of clear indications of the direction Kim Jung Un intends to take, firm resistance to provocations will be a steadying influence.
Quick progress towards a new Egyptian constitution is extremely unlikely. This means that the new president's powers will most probably be modified after he is elected, a situation likely to create a new crisis.
Now that Vladimir Putin and his United Russia party have returned to office for the next six years, it remains to be seen how much time he will have for Ukraine.
China is becoming an increasingly significant economic partner for Latin America. But its rise is part of a broader, long-term shift towards a world in which emerging markets have greater economic weight.
Vladimir Putin secured his return to power in Sunday’s Russian presidential election. Though that result came as no surprise, the issue of what will come next for Russia is still an open question.
Mitt Romney's tough talk on China conceals some assumptions that, if translated into policy, could set the two great powers on a collision course.
Rising income, not the one-child policy, has driven down China's fertility rate. The policy has outgrown its limited purpose and should be ended to reverse lingering gender imbalances.
Developing countries must not wait as long as advanced countries did to address the environmental effects of rapid economic growth. Market signals can help curtail environmental damage at minimum cost to growth.
In a series of long articles in Russian-language newspapers, Putin has acknowledged the many political, economic, and social problems facing Russia and outlined his vision for a stronger country.
Twenty years ago, the worst episode of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over Nagorny Karabakh occurred near the small town of Khojali, where more than 400 Azerbaijanis fleeing the town were killed by Armenian soldiers or paramilitary fighters.
China performed better than expected in 2011, managing major risks and serving as the world’s strongest economic engine. In early 2012, China is making progress towards rebalancing as its external surplus continues to shrink.