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Europe’s Future: Should We Worry?

By Joseph Mazur How much longer will the NATO alliance survive the erratic and rancorous antics of its strongest member? Will Trump’s war with Iran change...
Smoke from Israeli airstrike on Beirut Southern Suburbs, Lebanon amid Hezbollah-Israel

Obliteration Ecocide from Gaza to Lebanon and Beyond

By Dan Steinbock             Lebanon accuses Israel of committing ecocide in country since 2023. It is an extension of Israel’s...
AI adoption at work for productivity

AI Adoption Looks Widespread Until You Measure It

By Dr. Gleb Tsipursky  A Monday morning earnings call ends, and the CFO opens a chat window to draft the board update in minutes. Down...
Philippines' Economic Risks

How Pax Silica Could Multiply PH’s Economic Risks

By Dan Steinbock  The Philippines is no longer struggling with just huge corruption scandals and economic pressures. Pax Silica could turn it into a...
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Dutch Commercial Capitalism: Rise and Decline in the 16th–17th Centuries

By Dr Kalim Siddiqui The Dutch Republic’s rise to global dominance and its quiet decline reveal how financialisation, capital outflows, and institutional stagnation can erode...
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The Fed Shows Hybrid Work Has Stabilized, And The Data Explain Why

By Dr. Gleb Tsipursky Picture the Monday commute that never materializes. Laptops open at kitchen tables, living rooms double as conference rooms, and the weekly...
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Leaders Can No Longer Fake An AI Strategy

By Dr. Gleb Tsipursky The era of corporate AI theater is ending. A recent Wharton Human-AI Research and GBK Collective study finds that 82% of...
Vermont’s Return to Office

Vermont’s Return to Office Blunder is Costing Millions

By Dr. Gleb Tsipursky If anyone wants a clean example of how governments waste taxpayer money, Vermont just handed them one. Gov. Phil Scott’s return-to-office...
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The Impact of the US/Israel-Iran Crisis on Asia

By Dan Steinbock With a major earthquake, a tsunami will follow and then the full damage. It’s the same with the Iran War. As transmission...

Iran: US adopts Israel’s Gaza/Beirut Obliteration Doctrine

By Dan Steinbock              Since fall 2023, Israel has implemented its Obliteration Doctrine in Gaza and now in Lebanon. The United States has adopted it...

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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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