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...
Safety is Falling Behind Frontier AI Capabilities
By Dr. Gleb Tsipursky
A synthetic voice calls a parent in a moment of panic, and the fear sounds real. A chatbot drafts an exploit...
EDITOR'S PICK OF THE WEEK
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...
