Philippines and Taiwan, two flags waving against blue sky.

The Fatal Costs of the Philippines-Taiwan War Scenario

By Dan Steinbock              The Philippines is preparing for a Taiwan war. That’s known. But the costs of that “inevitable war” are not. It's time...
Delegates at the Bretton Woods conference in 1944 agreed to US proposals for a new international monetary and financial system, centred around the dollar.

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...
Machine hand wants to grab a human figure standing between AI bot heads. Concept of robot replace people, machine learning, employment crisis and dismissal.

Forget Robots—Gen AI Future Depends on Human Insight

By Dr. Gleb Tsipursky Integrating Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI) into an organization is a transformative process that requires thoughtful design, collaboration, and strategic alignment....
The flag of the United States of America and the magnifying glass. Multipolar International Law

From the US-Led Rules-Based Order to Multipolar International Law

By Dan Steinbock  Recently, Canada’s PM Mark Carney declared the end of the rules-based order. It was an outstanding speech. Yet, US unilateralism first...

Igniting Gen AI Innovation Through Recognition

By Dr. Gleb Tsipursky It also bridges the gap between idea submission and tangible outcomes, keeping employees invested in the innovation process. The integration of Generative...

How AI Can Make the Office Meaningful

By Dr. Gleb Tsipursky Monday morning starts with the familiar crush at the elevator bank, phones glowing, coffee cups tilting, calendar reminders stacking up before...
Vasco Da Gama

Crusade and Commerce: Portuguese Mercantilism in the Indian Ocean, 1500-1600.

By Dr. Kalim Siddiqui This study reinterprets sixteenth-century Portuguese expansion by challenging conventional views of early mercantilism. Dr Kalim Siddiqui argues that Portugal’s pursuit of...

International Take on the Dire PH Corruption Scenarios

By Dan Steinbock              In international view, the PH corruption crisis requires structural reforms. Otherwise, it will be prolonged by managed damage - or weak...
Employees integrating Gen AI in the workflow

Myth-Busting Gen AI Fears to Create a Culture of Confidence

By Dr. Gleb Tsipursky The introduction of generative AI (Gen AI) into workplaces offers remarkable potential for innovation and efficiency, but it often arrives with...
Diverse Group of Creative Colleagues Working on Laptops in Modern Office.

New Data Shows Flexible Companies Grow 1.7x Faster

By Dr. Gleb Tsipursky Two companies. Same industry, similar margins, comparable market share. One lets teams choose when and where they do their best work....

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China economic growth

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...

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