HOTtopics1. Have Lebanon’s political problems wrecked its economy?
2. Are global cryptocurrencies useless?
3. Can Russia end the war in Afghanistan?
4. Should Japan invest in a robust missile defense system?
5. Will it take a severe economic recession to change China’s political status quo?
6. How can the EU to carve out an economic policy that is more independent from the United States?
7. Should the international community levy sanctions against Uganda over its treatment of political dissidents?
8. Have the rise of Islamist parties in North Africa benefitted the region?
9. Should Syria’s Kurds make a deal with Assad?
10. How will the Argentina and Turkish currency crises affect emerging markets?