The Syrian conflict has been raging for more than five years and it is now the world's largest humanitarian crisis since World War II. The Syrian refugees are now the largest group of refugees from a single conflict. Millions of Syrians, who managed to survive the deadly conflict, have either...

This paper analyzes recent macroeconomic developments in the eurozone, particularly in Germany. Several economic indicators are sending signals of a looming German recession. Geopolitical tensions caused by trade disputes between the United States and China, plus the risk of a disorderly Brexit,...

Kofi Annan and Lakhdar Brahimi appeared to be the perfect candidates to find a way out of the Syrian civil war. The odds, however, were stacked against them. The Syrian regime was prepared to do whatever necessary to survive, whatever the cost to the country. At the same time, the opposition was...