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GIS Dossier: Beyond the pandemic – the politics
The Covid-19 pandemic defined geopolitics in 2020. Not only has it upended the competition between global powers, it has led to instability in every region of the world. Societies, fearing the virus, have given unprecedented powers to central authorities, curtailing individual freedoms. This dossier reviews GIS experts’ analysis of how ...
GIS Dossier: The dilemmas of the ECB’s monetary policy
Experts have long been gravely concerned about the negative side effects that could result from the eurozone’s prolonged ultra-easy credit. However, reversing the monetary policies of the European Central Bank has proven economically and politically risky. The coronavirus crisis has made the challenge even harder.
GIS Dossier: The shifting grounds of EU banking rules and supervision
Bank regulators are forced to close their eyes again to vulnerabilities that made the 2008 banking industry meltdown possible. They need to ensure that banks continue supporting the real economy during the pandemic. For instance, capital requirements are being softened and regulatory relief given so banks can lend as much as possible ...
GIS Dossier: Beyond the pandemic – the economics
Six months into 2020, the effects of the Covid-19 crisis on the global economy are becoming clear. Not only has it disrupted supply chains and upended long-standing industry alliances, it has reinforced governments’ spendthrift habits and central banks’ tendency to print money. GIS experts have offered their analysis and predictions ...
GIS Dossier: Israel
Israel, a linchpin of U.S. strategy in the Middle East, has recently come out of a year-long electoral gridlock. Under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s leadership, the new unity government could take further action in the border conflicts that have defined Israeli politics in recent years. Meanwhile, global and regional shifts ...
GIS Dossier: Global trade tensions worsen
Nobody is interested in setting off a trade war, but the trade liberalization process has ground to a halt. The U.S. is not the only guilty party: none of the biggest trading nations has abided by the principle of free trade. Also, many smaller countries are free riders on the system. ...
GIS Dossier: Socialism
Inequality, social injustice, economic downturns – lately the blame for such phenomena is laid at the feet of capitalism. Increasingly, and especially among the younger generation, socialism is touted as the cure for all these ills. Yet over and over, history has taught us that government meddling in the economy ...
