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AI Productivity is Finally Hitting the Real Economy

By Dr. Gleb Tsipursky A new report from the St. Louis Fed shows that output is trending higher even though headcount has barely moved. A...

Unleashing Gen AI Success Through Team Collaboration

By Dr. Gleb Tsipursky The emergence of generative AI (Gen AI) has ushered in a transformative era, presenting organizations with unprecedented opportunities to optimize operations,...
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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...
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A Pro-Trump EEOC Puts Brakes on RTO

By Dr. Gleb Tsipursky Badge lines formed before sunrise, commuter trains filled past standing room, and managers refreshed headcount dashboards as agencies prepared for a...
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The RTO Mirage: Inside the Real Work Location Data

By Dr. Gleb Tsipursky If the future of work were determined by headline volume, the office would already be overflowing. Inside most companies, the picture...
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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...
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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....
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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...

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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...

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