The Brexit vote has smashed much of the infrastructure of Britain's economic and political relations with Europe and the world. Those who campaigned for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union, ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-22
In the sad state of affairs following the Brexit vote in the United Kingdom, former “Remainers” – those who wished to stay in the European Union – seem to have given up altogether on fighting for the ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-22
Once again, young people have gotten the short end of the political stick. The outcome of the United Kingdom’s Brexit referendum is but another reminder of a yawning generational divide that cuts acro ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-19
The British journalist Matt Ridley is usually an insightful commenter on the philosophy and practice of science. But his assessment of the relationship between basic research and technological innovat ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-18
After having endured the collapse of its housing market less than a decade ago, Ireland has lately been experiencing a blistering recovery in prices, which already have risen in Dublin by some 50 perc ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-15
One thing is now certain about the upcoming presidential election in the United States: the next president will not be a committed free trader. The presumptive Democratic nominee, Hillary Clinton, is ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-14
The ruling against China's territorial claims in the South China Sea by the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague will be met with relief in the region's capitals. But it is unlikely to re ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-13
Until the people of the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, the refugee crisis was the greatest problem Europe faced. Indeed, that crisis played a critical role in bringing about the gre ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-11
Last September, world leaders made a commitment to end hunger by 2030, as part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It sounds like a massive undertaking. In fact, the world alre ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-11
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今日信報EJ GlobalEJ GLOBAL plus 信觀點Bogdan Klich2016年07月09日
British voters’ choice to leave the European Union is unfortunate, but unsurprising. For decades, British politicians have avoided making the case for EU membership, or even explaining to the British ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-08
This election season has been marked by frequent charges of dishonesty. During the “Brexit” debate, each side charged the other with distorting the truth, though the speed with which the “Leave” camp ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-08
The United Kingdom’s narrow vote to leave the European Union had specific British causes. And yet, it is also the proverbial canary in the coalmine, signaling a broad populist/nationalist backlash -- ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-05
These are difficult times for China. After decades of double-digit GDP growth, today’s slowdown points to an economic system in trouble. Once hailed as a model of development, the Chinese economy now ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-04
Technological innovation is often extolled for its power to overcome major development challenges, fuel economic growth, and propel societies forward. Yet innovations frequently face high barriers to ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-04
China has lately been facing harsh criticism for the direction of its reforms of state-owned enterprises, particularly its strengthening of the role of Communist Party committees in SOE management. Bu ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-29
Thursday night is said to have been momentous for those who campaigned to leave the European Union and turn Britain's back on the twenty-first century. On that, at least, I can agree. As Cicero wrote: ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-27
The Brexit vote was a triple protest: against surging immigration, City of London bankers, and European Union institutions, in that order. It will have major consequences. Donald Trump’s campaign for ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-27
Not so long ago, the notion of the European Central Bank handing out money to governments or directly to citizens – so-called “helicopter money” drops – would have seemed outlandish. But today a surpr ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-27
The British vote to leave the European Union has shaken world financial markets. The immediate and medium-term prospects for economic growth in Britain are severely diminished, and the impact on the r ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-27
