Syria's economy has been decimated by more than a decade of civil war and sanctions that have severed it from the global ...

Mao Zedong of China was only partly right when he said that “political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.” He should ...

The conflict has catalysed the region’s illicit markets as people turn to smuggling networks for essential goods.

As civil war pounds the country’s economy and drives up prices, garment worker Wai Wai often starts her shift making clothes ...

The country’s inexperienced leaders are trying to figure out how to revive an economy decimated by sanctions and years of ...

China has increased civil servant salaries in ... This impending salvo in the U.S.-China trade war could further threaten Beijing's already ailing economy and bring China's struggles with weak ...

The economy is forecast to grow at a meager 1% pace this year and about half the population is estimated to be living in poverty. More than 2.6 million people have been displaced by civil war.