International Monetary Fund Commentary

Greece's Default Dilemma

Why an Argentine-style default could destroy Greece.

Europe's Contagion Effect: Prepare for a Global Economic Collapse

Europe is fast approaching the moment of truth that will reveal whether it can solve the crisis or be consumed by it.

The President and the Hairdresser

Tunisia's burgeoning middle class toppled the president—but may not be strong enough to take over the country.

Global Gridlock in Miniature

The APEC summit was a just foreshadowing of the worldwide diplomatic and economic traffic jam to come.

Teutons in Charge

Germany—not America—will determine whether the world avoids further economic collapse.

Courting China

To get Chinese cooperation on currency revaluation and Iran, Obama should refrain from criticizing Beijing’s greenhouse-gas problem.

Saving Athens

Closer European financial integration is the best way to solve the Greek debt crisis. The future of the EU is at stake.

A Happy Family

The EU’s biannual summit shows the organization is bereft with internal squabbling. But most Europeans would rather have an imperfect union than none at all.

Sudan Bids Farewell to the Greenback

Is Sudan’s decision to stop using the dollar yesterday proof of Flynt Leverett’s thesis?

NI Online's Continuing Russia Coverage

Six Russia-watchers weigh in on the Russian elections, the internal state of the country, and Vladimir Putin's nomination of a successor.

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May 26, 2012