The Collapse of the Bipartisan Consensus Over US-Israel Ties
By Dan Steinbock
After the Gaza genocide, bipartisan consensus over US-Israel ties is crumbling. As legal debate is expanding, the political foundation of unconditional U.S....
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...
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...
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...
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...
An Unwarranted War, a Global Economic Drag
By Dan Steinbock
The lingering energy shock is morphing from the Asian epicenter to a global economic drag. The US/Israel war...
A Regional Crisis or a Protracted International Disorder?
By Dan Steinbock
What began as Israel’s obliteration in Gaza now extends to Lebanon, Iran and the Gulf, thanks to US arms and finance. If...
The Ebola Crisis: The Inconvenient Truths
By Dan Steinbock
For weeks, the latest Ebola outbreak was framed as a regional emergency. That assumption is now being challenged by mounting evidence...
US/Iran Energy Shock Damage is Spreading in Asia
By Dan Steinbock
The US/Iran-linked energy crisis has shifted from a commodity shock to structural geopolitics, with Asia at the epicenter due to its...
An int’l Outlook: PH Economy Eroding – Fast
By Dan Steinbock
Not so long ago, the Philippines was promoted as Southeast Asia’s most resilient growth story. But as pre-2022 economies policies have...
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...
