Navigating Amid Systemic Global Crises
By Dan Steinbock
As the IMF and World Bank prepare for their 2026 Annual Meetings in Bangkok, Thailand, the global economy is struggling with...
250 Years of the United States: Settler Colonialism, Slavery, Genocide, and Empire
By Dr Kalim Siddiqui
This paper offers a critical analysis of US capitalism, from the settler-colonial foundations of 1776 to the contemporary crisis of neoliberalism....
Global AI Race and Existential Risks: The Need for Multipolar Cooperation
By Dan Steinbock
The global AI race has entered a new, existential stage. Anthropic CEO’s idea for international cooperation is the step toward...
The Open-Weight AI Fight is Asking The Wrong Workplace Governance Question
By Dr. Gleb Tsipursky
A coalition of major technology companies has urged Washington to protect open-weight AI models, arguing that downloadable systems strengthen competition, cybersecurity,...
Europe’s Greatest Mistake in a Generation: How Military Interests Trump European Security
By Dan Steinbock
The collision of an aging population, escalating climate damages, and massive remilitarization is set to present an unprecedented, compounding threat to...
The Xi-Sisi Meeting: Why It Matters
By Dan Steinbock
Recently, TRT World released the analysis of Murat Sofuoglu on “Why did Xi choose to visit Egypt amid the US-Iran tensions?” Dr...
How to Lose a War in Three Reckless Moves
By Joseph Mazur
Winning a war calls for an understanding of the enemy, confidence in intelligence briefings, and skillful strategies, attributes sorely missing from America’s...
The West Bank’s Ultra-Apartheid (and the Collusive International Silence)
By Dan Steinbock
Gaza showed the genocidal face of Israel’s expulsive strategy. In the West Bank, the same objective is realized with incremental escalation. The...
AI Layoffs Need Evidence, Not Executive Storytelling
By Dr. Gleb Tsipursky
A new Financial Times analysis reports that U.S. technology companies have cut nearly 140,000 jobs in 2026 while pouring record sums...
The Hormuz Catastrophe: The Netanyahu and Trump Administrations Knew the Risks—and Escalated Anyway
By Dan Steinbock
The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran has produced precisely the kind of strategic blowback that earlier Israeli and American war-gaming had warned...
EDITOR'S PICK OF THE WEEK
China’s Challenging Search for a New Model of Economic Growth
By Danny Leipziger
China cannot continue to rely on exports to drive its growth, but what are the alternatives?
China ran a $1.2 trillion trade surplus last year, and despite admonitions from the IMF to rely...
