Renewed Gulf Hostilities, Elevated Regional and Global Uncertainty
By Dan Steinbock
Renewed U.S.-Iran hostilities and Israel's continuing military campaigns reflect rising risks of a wider Middle East conflict and elevated energy and food...
Return-To-Office Mandates are A Pay Cut in Disguise
By Dr. Gleb Tsipursky
Tell a salaried employee to come back three or four days a week and you have quietly lowered their take-home value....
Economic Transformation and State Power in 9th–10th Century al-Andalus
By Dr. Kalim Siddiqui
At present, amid rising right-wing extremism in Europe, Umayyad al-Andalus (8th–10th centuries) offers vital lessons on coexistence and progress. Dr Kalim...
Philippines’ Economic Upgrade amid Economic Fall – Why?
By Dan Steinbock
As the World Bank classified the Philippines among upper-middle-income economies, the country's realized foreign investment net flows are plummeting while growth has...
Autocratizing Democracies: A War Just for Power (Part 2)
By Joseph Mazur
In a period of upheaval, both internal and external, what is the outlook for the preservation of democracy in the United States?
It...
The AI Adoption Gap is Really A Management Crisis
By Dr. Gleb Tsipursky
AI’s first major economic divide is not emerging between companies that can buy tools and those that cannot. It is emerging...
Obliterating Gaza’s Children: The Damning UN Report
By Dan Steinbock
From Gaza and beyond, Israeli authorities and security forces have deliberately targeted Palestinian children. It is the topic of a...
The Hidden Rebellion Against RTO and for Well-Being
By Dr. Gleb Tsipursky
The office lights are on, but plenty of seats stay empty. Employees have heard the policy, nodded at the talking points,...
Post–Iran–US War: Regional Realignments and the Limits of US Hegemony
By Dr. Kalim Siddiqui
The US–Iran war reshaped the Middle East, exposing US dysfunction and highlighting regional security vulnerabilities. Dr Kalim Siddiqui argues that economic...
PH Government Losing the Narrative – An International Perspective
By Dan Steinbock
The real test of 2026 is not whether the government can control the Senate or outmaneuver its rivals. The issue is no...
EDITOR'S PICK OF THE WEEK
The Performance and Transformation Orchestrator: The CFO’s New Mandate in the Age of AI
By Terence Tse
CFOs are evolving into AI-driven transformation orchestrators, balancing finance, technology, and strategy while upskilling teams, managing risks, and driving measurable business value.
A key insight from this year’s AI for CFOs event, organized...
