Economics of Imperialism

It doesn't really matter what you think about the prospects of the euro system surviving long-term, or how much you might focus on the e...

The latest European summit to ‘save the euro’ did little to achieve that end. Instead it revealed the growing political divisions between t...

It is rare that you stumble across a gem. But if you look carefully, the probability rises. A few weeks ago I came across one such gem...

Germany today held one of its regular auctions of government securities, an auction that turned into what was reported to be a ‘disaster’. ...

The calculations of European politicians have come unstuck. Political favours, patronage, trusted allies and deals that worked to produ...

In two weeks' time, the Historical Materialism journal will hold its 8th annual conference in central London. It will run over the cour...

For most commentators, British imperialism is a matter for the history books. It is neither polite, nor, it would seem, in the least accura...