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China’s president Xi Jinping’ lodestar is power, and he appears to be willing to go to any length to secure it. In this effort, he has one key advantage: Mao’s legacy. A column by Ma Jian.

The Kremlin's system keeps Russia's elites from pushing for change, as it precludes the possibility of anti-Putin intrigue. And the regime does seem relatively stable. A column by Andrei Kolesnikov.

Presidential candidate Trump’s proposed policies, once put into practice, would undermine America’s security, depress its economy, and destroy the financial system. A column by Simon Johnson.

The era of peak profits that has sparked concerns about market power might be coming to a close. Profits of US corporations have already slipped. A column by Laura Tyson.

On June 21, Germany's Constitutional Court will rule on the OMT bond-buying program of the ECB. Two days later, voters will decide whether the UK should exit the EU. A column by Hans-Werner Sinn.

Seeking to regain better control over its economic and financial destiny, the Kingdom has designed an ambitious economic restructuring plan, «Vision 2030». A column by Mohamed A. El-Erian.

It’s the big banks that continue to prefer being highly leveraged. Too many policymakers are deferring to them. That means that the global economy’s wild ride will continue. A column by Simon Johnson.

With 4% nominal GDP growth, a budget deficit of 2% would bring the long-term debt ratio down to 50%. That should be the goal for which all of the G7 countries aim. A column by Martin Feldstein.

China’s leaders seem to believe that their country is occupying a central position in the world that demands global deference – and vassalage for its immediate neighbors. A column by Nina Khrushcheva.

There has never been a compelling reason for emerging markets to buy into the rich-country case for completely demonetizing gold. And there isn’t one now. A column by Kenneth Rogoff.

Central bankers are technocrats and have performed well, but are now the objects of popular criticism. Finance ministries ought to build up the quality of their technocratic staffs. A column by Charles Wyplosz.

Opening up the economy to competition and expanding the private sector would undermine Putin's system of wealth and power. That's why the economic troubles will continue. A column by Anders Åslund.