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Current events show that the old problem of populism is making a comeback, and that populism is indeed an autoimmune disease of our age of monitory democracy.

A new study finds that giving small loans to very poor people reduces both the incidence and depth of poverty in the developing world.

Bhutan and Nepal could change economic development in South Asia, thanks to their hydropower potential.

As long as the EU strikes deals with dictators and pushes trade agreements that worsen the economic situation in many African countries, attempts to reduce migratory pressure will fail.

In Turkey, while many have left Syria to find asylum, most refugees are struggling to be socially and economically integrated.

By 2050, over 36% of Europe’s population will be 65-plus, leading to a shortage of professional and informal caretakers across the region. Coordination on elder care may be the EU’s best bet.

2017 could be the year of the far-right in Europe, and spell the end of the EU.

Thanks to universal testing and easy access to treatment, the Canadian province of British Columbia has seen a major decease in HIV-related mortality.

In Brazilian prisons, overcrowding, corruption and gang infiltration are a combustive combination. But it all started with bad drug policies.

To fight against obesity, a huge issue in Asia, governments must promote lifestyle changes through education and improve access to healthy foods.