Taiwan or the Republic of China has a longstanding conflict with mainland China that stems from persisting territorial claims and political legitimacy issues. Nevertheless, considering […]
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Causes of the Iranian Protests Explained
What started as a localized public demonstration in Khuzestan Province in July 2021 turned into a widespread protest that swept across Iran, intensified further in […]
Causes and Effects of U.S. Megadrought Explained
The United States has been experiencing its worst drought in at least the last 1200 years. The U.S. megadrought has gripped states in its southwestern […]
Explainer: Causes of Hyperinflation in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe experienced a currency crisis that initially began as a series of high-rate inflations in the late 1990s. This eventually led to hyperinflation occurring from […]
Causes of the Sri Lanka Economic Crisis
The World Economic Forum ranked Sri Lanka 52nd in global competitiveness out of 142 countries surveyed in its 2011 Global Competitiveness Report. Note that country […]
Why Did Boris Johnson Resign?
Boris Johnson announced his resignation as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on 7 July 2022 pending a party leadership election. This announcement is […]
Explainer: Causes of Hyperinflation in Venezuela
The hyperinflation in Venezuela is one of the offshoots of a political and socioeconomic crisis that brewed under the presidency of Hugo Chávez and has […]
Two Types Of U.S. National Debt
The sovereign debt of the United States or the U.S. national debt represents all of the debts owed by the American federal government to different […]
Corruption in the Philippines: Historical and Sociocultural Origins
In his journal article published in 2007 in the Philippine Review of Economics, economist Robert H. Nelson argued that the corruption in the Philippines is […]
Economy of China Explained: A Socialist Market Economy
Following the failure of its centrally planned economy based on communism and the specific economic system used in the former Soviet Union, including the disastrous […]