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Trump’s Tariffs Threat to the Global South

By Dan Steinbock              With its misguided tariff wars, the Trump administration is not only disrupting historical trade ties with the world’s largest economies, but...
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The Israel/US Proxy War for Regime Change in Iran

By Dan Steinbock The Israel/US Iran offensive is not about nuclear weapons. It is about still another unwarranted proxy war. It aims at the restoration...
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Gen AI Gave Us Time to Think Bigger in Customer Support

By Dr. Gleb Tsipursky  For Sterling Parker, Executive Vice President of Global Support at Ivanti, customer support has never been a static function. Over his...
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Still Another Unwarranted High-Stake Proxy War

WBy Dan Steinbock    Israel’s strikes against vital targets in Iran is morphing into yet another misguided proxy war, which relies heavily on intelligence, arms...
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Profiteering on Occupation: How Israeli and International Businesses and Financial Institutions Sustain Illegal Occupation

By Dan Steinbock            As the West Bank is being annexed to Israel through blood and violence, many Israeli and international...

A Four-Pronged Gen AI Strategy

By Dr. Gleb Tsipursky At Experian, where data forms the lifeblood of both consumer and business services, integrating generative AI was never a matter...
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The Rise of Asian Economies and Implications for the Global Economy  

By Dr. Kalim Siddiqui Asia’s economic rise has reshaped global power dynamics, with profound implications for trade, development, and geopolitics. Dr Kalim Siddiqui analyses the...

Decolonisation and Economic Sovereignty: The Bandung Conference and the Making of the Global South 

By Dr. Kalim Siddiqui  The Bandung Conference marked a turning point in the postcolonial world’s pursuit of political and economic independence. Dr Kalim Siddiqui explores...

Philippines as a Warring Nation

By Dan Steinbock Not a day goes by in the Philippines without reports about new friction and arms sales. Elevated military spending is now...
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Cold and Hot Wars Are Now in Mixed Temperatures

By Joseph Mazur  The United States should do whatever it is able to do to assist in the return of normal economic health in the...

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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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