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Mega trends could drive more elevated interest rates over the longer term

An empty bar in Santiago, Chile. The Chilean economy, once the wonder of Latin America, has barely been growing in recent years, and the investment boom of the 1990s and 2000s is long past.
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THE BROAD VIEW

Chile’s unhappy success

Karol Nawrocki is a former boxer, whose presidential campaign featured videos of him in the boxing ring and shooting range.
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Why are today’s strongmen so obsessed with muscle?

Migrants on a boat arriving at the Canary island of El Hierro. Tens of millions of people are likely to flee Africa and Latin America in the coming years, driven by political and economic challenges and climate change.
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How has the 21st century gone so wrong?

Blaming “neo-liberalism” for the political earthquakes that may, among other events, lead to the election of far-right politician Marine Le Pen in France, sounds like an appealing theory.
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THINKING ALOUD

It’s the culture, stupid

Where centrism has worked : In Poland, Prime Minister Donald Tusk leads a coalition of opposition centre-left, centrist and centre-right parties.
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Why political centrists must rediscover their passion

Few business leaders are thrilled at the prospect of Donald Trump, a self-described “Tariff Man”, triumphing in the US elections in November, even with his talk of slashing red tape.
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How to handle populists: a CEO’s survival guide

Activists at a rally in Indonesia. The key to defang identity politics is to transmit a fundamental message to voters: the government is working for you, not for elites of some kind or for friends in the party establishment.
Opinion & Features

Economic policies and identity politics

A rally of the far-right party Alternative for Germany. Rather than mere electoral contenders or shapers of public opinion, Europe’s far-right parties now appear as plausible and normal forces of government.
Opinion & Features

The ‘one out of hell’ is back in Europe

A sign reading "Bernard! Pay your social contributions!", in reference to LVMH's Bernard Arnault, as part of an event organised by CGT labour union members and Right of Housing group DAL activists in Paris on Jun 12.
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Billionaires find big wins in big government

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