An Uzbekistan Spring
Late President Islam Karimov, who passed away last year, left Uzbekistan in a precarious economic state, including heavy governmental interference in the economy, human rights abuses, and a weak currency inexplicably pegged to the US dollar. Howe...
EU Asylum Policy after the German Election: The Case for Flexible Solidarity among EU Member States
In the campaign for the German federal election, schedule to take place on September 24, asylum policy has only recently entered the public debate...
Up Next On Venezuela’s Front: PDVSA’s Inevitable Default
Venezuela s default is only a matter of time, as by 2020 the country must repay 30% of the external debt due to expire in the next 23 years (based...
Russia’s Crony Capitalism: Stagnant But Stable
The Russian economy is caught in stagnation, but thanks to a skillful macroeconomic policy, the economy has stabilized. The current economic model...
Post-Financial Crisis Regulation Through a Critical Lens
The 2007-2008 financial crisis appeared to expose a need for revised financial regulation in several areas, including capital and liquidity, deriva...
Christopher A. Hartwell: "Ukrainian state interference deters potential international investors"
"The Ukrainian government must work to reduce regulatory role in order to attract FDI and fuel economic growth", says Christopher A. Hartwell, Pres...
Mutual Learning for Reducing Tax Gaps in V4 Countries and Ukraine
Tax gaps, or the differences between tax amounts that are due by the taxpayers and the amounts that are actually collected by the state, remain a c...