Economics

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on September 01, 2022 in New York City.
A pedestrian walks by a large electronic screen displaying the numbers for the Hang Seng Index on February 14, 2024, in Hong Kong, China. (Photo by Li Zhihua/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images)
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A pedestrian walks by a large electronic screen displaying the numbers for the Hang Seng Index on February 14, 2024, in Hong Kong, China. (Photo by Li Zhihua/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images)
In the Media
Jonathan Ward Hudson
Jonathan Ward Hudson
Jonathan Ward
Former Senior Fellow
Jonathan Ward
In this aerial view water vapor and exhaust rise from the steel mill of Salzgitter AG, one of Europe's largest steel producers, as residential buildings stand nearby on November 22, 2023 in Salzgitter, Germany. (Sean Gallup via Getty Images)
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In this aerial view water vapor and exhaust rise from the steel mill of Salzgitter AG, one of Europe's largest steel producers, as residential buildings stand nearby on November 22, 2023, in Salzgitter, Germany. (Sean Gallup via Getty Images)
Commentary
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walter_russell_mead
Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship
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