
By hosting the seventh summit of the BRICS group, Vladimir Putin will demonstrate to the Russian people and the world that his country is anything but isolated.

The most plausible global economic forecast for 2015 is moderate growth, similar to 2014; not a good year, but not a disaster either.

Dropping commodity prices will benefit China and create challenges for Latin American countries, yet this trend also opens the possibility of a more sustainable economic relationship.

Governments around the world are using stealthy strategies to manipulate the media.

The decision to restore diplomatic ties between the United States and Cuba was driven by a surprising convergence of biology and technology.

The United States and Cuba have agreed to a prisoner swap that could signal the end of the embargo that dates to the Cold War.

The world is about to discover that the substantial and totally unexpected drop in the price of crude oil may be as disruptive as the shock of oil price hikes in 1974.

China and the United States could join forces for a more sustainable oil policy in Venezuela.

It remains to be seen whether corruption and criminality will once again sabotage the reforms that Mexico so urgently needs.

Mexico City’s cancellation of a rail contract with Beijing underscores why Chinese government and commercial actors must demonstrate a sophisticated grasp of Mexican political and regulatory realities.