World of the Shipwrecked Leadership
By Prof. J. Scott Younger, OBE
The Tokyo Olympic Games, just concluded, were a spectacular success and grateful thanks are owed to our Japanese hosts...
Afghanistan: Western Powers Must Accept Defeat and Deal Realistically with the Taliban
By Sten Rynning
The short version of events in Afghanistan is that Pakistan won and the international alliance led by the United States lost. Of...
Why the US Won’t Be Able to Shirk Moral Responsibility in Leaving Afghanistan
By Michael Blake
The majority of the remaining American troops in Afghanistan were withdrawn recently, with the rest due to leave by the end of August...
How China and EU can help with Asia’s Post-pandemic Recovery
By Huiyao (Henry) Wang
The pandemic has cast a severe negative influence on the world economy. The Global Economic Outlook Report released by the Organization...
Focus on China? What Does the Carbis Bay G7 Summit Tell Us
By Chee Leong Lee
With China up in the air, the recently concluded Carbis Bay G7 Summit has been marred by intensive reporting by international...
US’ strive to sustain its global role, China’s willingness to resist: Is conflict inevitable?
By Shraddha Bhandari
The US and some of its allies are drawing red lines for China’s conduct in the global arena – through internal...
Time for America to Modernize the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) – Time...
By Ivor Ichikowitz
Picture this - The tarmac of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi in 2020, where the ground crew of Kenya Airways loads...
Trade Liberalisation, Comparative Advantage, and Economic Development: A Historical Perspective
By Dr. Kalim Siddiqui
I. Introduction
This article critically analyses the theoretical and empirical basis of trade liberalisation and finds that the arguments of many mainstream...
Vaccine inequality: A new beginning or another missed opportunity?
By Dr. Dan Steinbock
Last year, four major opportunities to battle COVID-19 were missed. If vaccine inequality will prevail in the coming months, that would...
International Trade in 2021: Challenges and Opportunities
By Charles Hollis
What does 2021 hold in store for international trade? The trading environment presents a complex picture, with issues such as the...
EDITOR'S PICK OF THE WEEK
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...
