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Geoeconomics | June 2026

The Geoeconomic Calculus

Economic thinking must evolve to account for a shift in how nations pursue security, growth, and influence

GITA BHATT

EDITOR'S PICK

Labor | Online Exclusive
Artificial Intelligence and the Economics of Adjustment
Today’s AI policies will shape tomorrow’s job market
DAN KATZ
International trade | June 2026
Economics for the Real Economy
Trade theory must catch up with tariffs, industrial policy, and the costs of globalization
JAMIESON GREER
Commodities | June 2026
What Are Commodities?
Control of civilization’s raw materials shaped the world economy in the past and could decide its future
JEAN-MARC NATAL

Geoeconomics

Geoeconomics | June 2026

Trade Cooperation in an Age of Geopolitics

Geopolitical rivalry does not end the need for trade cooperation, but the multilateral system must adapt

ROBERT W. STAIGER

Geoeconomics | June 2026
Understanding Geoeconomics in a Volatile World
How new economics tools explain global power dynamics
CHRISTOPHER CLAYTON
MATTEO MAGGIORI
JESSE SCHREGER
Geoeconomics | June 2026
The Cost of Geoeconomic Coercion
Governments have good reasons to use tariffs or sanctions for geopolitical purposes but should consider the trade-offs
JEFFRY FRIEDEN

Geoeconomics | June 2026
Geoeconomics, Rediscovered
Around the world, the line between economic policy and national security is disappearing
JOSH LIPSKY
Political economy | June 2026
The New Wave of Nationalization
Historical patterns reveal why state ownership is expanding again and how this time is different
NICHOLAS MULDER

Point of View

Geoeconomics | June 2026

Rethinking Free Trade

US policymakers are rebalancing economic efficiency with national security amid rising geopolitical risk

Geoeconomics | June 2026

The Middle Power Moment

India and other midsize powers can shape the global order through plurilateral coalitions

Geoeconomics | June 2026

Africa in a Fractured World

Geopolitical rivalry is forcing a rethink of trade, investment, and security

GEDION TIMOTHEWOS

Geoeconomics | June 2026

Europe’s Power Paradox

Europe is large enough to be a great power but has yet to assert itself as a sovereign actor

BEATRICE WEDER DI MAURO

Also in this issue

Economic theory | June 2026

Keynes for Our Times

Keynes’s moral philosophy and embrace of uncertainty can guide economics, finance, and AI-driven markets today

ROBERT SKIDELSKY

Globalization | June 2026
Righting Globalization’s Wrongs
Place-based policies offer regions left behind by globalization a path beyond economic populism
GORDON HANSON
Labor | June 2026
How Much Does the World Work?
Economic development doesn’t shorten the workweek, and social policies determine the organization of work
AMORY GETHIN
EMMANUEL SAEZ

Artificial intelligence | March 2026
Old Laws for New Machines
Science fiction writer Isaac Asimov’s robot principles offer an ethics guide for AI in finance
BIAGIO BOSSONE
Digitalization | March 2026
Digital Infrastructure
Finance ministries must think about digital public infrastructure as they do roads and power grids
Diane Coyle
DAVID EAVES
BEATRIZ VASCONCELLOS

PEOPLE IN ECONOMICS

Globalization | June 2026

Şebnem Kalemli-Özcan: Micro Maestro

Chris Wellisz profiles Brown’s Şebnem Kalemli-Özcan, who mines business-level data to explain global capital flows

International trade | March 2026

Myrto Kalouptsidi: A Maritime Mind

Jeff Kearns profiles Harvard’s Myrto Kalouptsidi, who is decoding how shipping and industrial policy shape the global economy

Artificial intelligence | December 2025

Sendhil Mullainathan: The AI Economist

Bob Simison profiles MIT behavioral economist Sendhil Mullainathan, who is leading his discipline into the age of algorithms

Economic theory | September 2025

Guido Imbens: A Causal Pioneer

Gary Seidman profiles Stanford economist Guido Imbens, who is reshaping how researchers establish cause and effect in the real world

GARY A. SEIDMAN

CAFÉ Economics

Commodities | June 2026

Mine the Gap

Minerals expert and self-proclaimed mining geek Gracelin Baskaran tells us why the race for critical minerals is leaving some countries in the dust

Currencies | December 2025

The Dollar Game

Chess grandmaster-turned-economist Kenneth Rogoff talks about the moves that made the dollar king and those that could topple it

Taxes | September 2025

Taxing Matters

Stefanie Stantcheva explains how policymakers can raise taxes without scaring off innovators

Technology | June 2025

Tech’s Winner-Take-All Trap

Simon Johnson says tech innovation controlled by a select few can be self-serving and undermine the institutions that make it possible

Back to Basics

Commodities | June 2026
What Are Commodities?
Control of civilization’s raw materials shaped the world economy in the past and could decide its future
JEAN-MARC NATAL

Taxes | March 2026
The Art of Taxation
Why raising revenue is central to development
KATHERINE BAER
RUUD DE MOOIJ

International organization | December 2025
How Does the IMF Finance Itself?
Think of it as a credit union for countries
ANNA POSTELNYAK

Fintech | September 2025
What Is Tokenization?
Money has taken many forms over millennia; digital tokens are the latest
ITAI AGUR

PICTURE THIS

Energy transition | June 2026

Shock Absorbers

Energy efficiency and fuel diversification help cushion the oil shock

Labor | March 2026

The Race for AI-Ready Workers

National success in the AI age isn’t just about technology, it’s about workforces ready to use it

Economic integration | December 2025

Resilience amid Uncertainty

Amid rising global uncertainty, regional integration offers one route to resilience

International trade | September 2025

Global Balances Widen

Wider external gaps in key economies point to the need for policy adjustment at home

Book Reviews

Crime | June 2026

Dirty Money and Policy Gaps

Money laundering continuously adapts, often faster than the systems designed to contain it

CHADY EL KHOURY

International trade | June 2026

Inside a Trade War

The book explains both the logic and the limits of tariffs

ELIZABETH VAN HEUVELEN

Globalization | June 2026

Why the Global Order Failed

A feedback loop between economics, domestic politics, and geopolitics is spiraling out of control

Political economy | March 2026

How China Builds

Wang invites consideration of how governing philosophies lead China to engineer and the US to litigate

Currency Notes

Currencies | June 2026

Franc Democracy

Swiss people helped choose the design of their next banknotes

ANDREAS ADRIANO

Currencies | March 2026

Bhutan’s Next Ngultrum

The only country with happiness as a formal government policy updates its currency

Currencies | December 2025

Symbols and Progress

Papua New Guinea’s new banknotes honor 50 years of independence

Currencies | September 2025

Tradition and Technology

Bermuda’s new notes honor history with more durable, accessible, and sustainable design

Editor's Letter

Geoeconomics | June 2026

The Geoeconomic Calculus

Economic thinking must evolve to account for a shift in how nations pursue security, growth, and influence

Debt | March 2026

Testing Debt Limits

There are few elegant, easy, or politically attractive ways to reduce debt

Big data | December 2025

Data that Delivers

To serve the public good, data needs to help us see our world more clearly, make better decisions, and respond intelligently to complexity.

GITA BHATT

Fintech | September 2025

Technology, Payments, and the Rise of Stablecoins

Technology, data, and changing societal values are reshaping how people and institutions move money and trade financial assets

June 2026: Geoeconomics

Geoeconomics

Geoeconomics, Rediscovered
Understanding Geoeconomics in a Volatile World
Trade Cooperation in an Age of Geopolitics
The New Wave of Nationalization
The Cost of Geoeconomic Coercion

Editor's letter

The Geoeconomic Calculus

Picture This

Shock Absorbers

Point of View

Rethinking Free Trade
The Middle Power Moment
Africa in a Fractured World
Europe’s Power Paradox

Also in this Issue

How Much Does the World Work?
Keynes for Our Times
Righting Globalization’s Wrongs

Back to Basics

What Are Commodities?

Straight Talk

Economics for the Real Economy

People in Economics

Şebnem Kalemli-Özcan: Micro Maestro

Currency Notes

Franc Democracy

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