Why Greenland? Is It Needed for National Security? Or Is It For Something More...
By Joseph Mazur
Greenland matters. Understanding why is complicated by the U.S.'s fixation on owning the island instead of expanding bases and extending national security...
China’s Import Expansion Supports World Trade Prospects
By Dan Steinbock
In 2026, Chinese import growth will continue to expand, deepen and diversify, despite the US-led tariff wars.
When I began...
The Unravelling of Dollar Hegemony: Debt, Rentier Power, and the Crisis of US Global...
By Dr. Kalim Siddiqui
The erosion of US dollar hegemony—driven by structural debt, financialisation, geopolitical fragmentation, and reserve diversification—signals a historic inflection point in the...
How Should We Understand War?
By Joseph Mazur
Judging war must include civilian witnesses who suffer through it.
Humans' strategy for coping with the immensity of the universe is to classify,...
Monopoly Capitalism and the Concentration of Capital in Production and Digital Technologies
By Dr. Kalim Siddiqui
This article examines the structural dynamics of monopoly capitalism, tracing its evolution from national industrial concentration to global digital-finance monopolies. Drawing...
The Skeptics Missed The Turn In AI
By Dr. Gleb Tsipursky
Walk the halls of a typical Fortune 1000 and you’ll see AI-generated drafts, forecasts, and code reviews sliding into workflows with...
Innovation, Investment Criteria, and Economic Growth in Late-Industrializing Economies
By Dr. Kalim Siddiqui
This study examines the effect of innovation on economic growth in the developing countries. Dr Kalim Siddiqui’s findings show that innovation...
Education Under Neoliberalism: The Political Economy of Development in the Global South
By Dr. Kalim Siddiqui
This article investigates the role of education in the Global South, highlighting its economic, social, and political significance. Dr Kalim Siddiqui...
Will There Ever Be an End to All Wars?
By Joseph Mazur
Is going to war a biological necessity in order to pursue feuds against those whom we dislike? Or could it just be...
Diplomacy’s Narrow Bridges To Peace
By Joseph Mazur
Surely, we have hopes that the most brutal wars of the century will end soon through diplomatic simplicities that appear almost impossible...
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...
