Analysis

Analysis

Factories will be firing on all cylinders, but not just yet. Photographer: George Frey/Bloomberg

Boom times are coming, if only you can wait

Industrial companies are on the verge of a big growth spurt, but it won’t come without some growing pains first

A maze of crude oil pipes and valves is pictured during a tour by the Department of Energy at the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in Freeport, Texas, U.S. June 9, 2016. REUTERS/Richard Carson/File Photo

What happens when an oil giant walks away

Photo: Reuters/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

Covid isn’t over, and the next wave may be worse

Economist Zahid Hussain. Illustration: TBS

A mess we did not need

Photo: Collected

GDP didn’t save countries from Covid-19

Illustration: TBS

Covid-19 made sustainable investments go viral

Arijit Chakraborti. Illustration: TBS

Reconfiguring entertainment amid recovery

Titu Datta Gupta. Sketch: TBS

The cost of indecision

Photo: Foreign Policy

How civil wars start

Hundreds of train passengers at the Pasar Senen station in Jakarta, Indonesia in 2018. Photo: Bloomberg

Indonesia wants fewer babies. But is it a good idea?

Energy transition is the future. National oil companies are betting on the past

Energy transition is the future. National oil companies are betting on the past

The silent revolution in economic policy

The silent revolution in economic policy

A teacher prepares a lesson with a cellphone on the first day of online classes in an empty classroom in Seoul, on April 9, 2020. Photo: Foreign Policy

Did big tech save the world from an even bigger economic meltdown?