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There’s Much to Say About Economics of War, But Most Economists Won’t Address It
Economic policies have profound effects on ... to assess the respective roles of greed and grievance as drivers of civil war. Opportunities for the plunder of natural resources were found to ...
AI’s civil war will force investors to pick sides
In their satirical history of the United Kingdom, “1066 And All That”, the authors W. C. Sellar and R. J. Yeatman cast the English civil war of the 17th century as a conflict between the “Wrong but ...
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Syria’s dire economic woes threaten to undermine its new government
Assad’s ouster has seen his Iranian allies end crucial oil supplies. Meanwhile, many economic sanctions that initially ...
Syria’s economy may take until 2080 to recover, says UN agency
Syria would need more than 50 years to get back to its economic level before its devastating civil war at present growth rates, the United Nations said on Thursday. “Fourteen years of conflict in ...
Trump is starting a trade war. If he wants to absorb Canada, what comes next will be worse
The first shots of the trade war between the United States and Canada have been fired. Whether it escalates beyond the ...