The New Cold War

The New Cold War: Struggle for Global Domination (Part 1)

By Kalim Siddiqui I. Introduction The ongoing war in Ukraine began with Russian aggression on 24 February 2022, and it has led to a massive pouring...
ESG Ideology

The Rich Tapestry of India’s ESG Ideology: Insights from its Ancient Scriptures and Practices

By Srinath Sridharan In today's rapidly changing world, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles are gaining significant traction, as societies across the globe recognise the...
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Biden-McCarthy Deal: Neoliberal Fiscal Policy Continues

By Jack Rasmus Over the weekend, US House of Representatives speaker McCarthy and president Biden announced a tentative agreement on raising the debt ceiling. The deal—almost...
US Tech War Against China

US Tech War Against China Is Unwarranted and Self-Destructive

By Dr. Dan Steinbock                           US President Biden’s expanded technology war is bad...
Philippine Crossroads

Philippine Crossroads: US Militarization Over Chinese Development

By Dr. Dan Steinbock           Manila is facing an existential crossroads, as evidenced by new challenges of militarization and uncertainty in...
Achieving the SDGs

Why Corporations Should be Accountable for Achieving the SDGs

By Kathleen Enright Kathleen Enright writes about corporate accountability towards the SDGs, based on observations from the WEF annual meeting in Davos. What are the components...
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How The Ukraine War Highlighted Tangible Opportunities For Change In Housing Vulnerable Communities 

By Vaughn Buckley, CEO, Volumetric Building Companies (VBC) In late February 2022, on a trip down south to one of the Volumetric Building Companies' (VBC)...
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Queen Elizabeth II: a Moderniser Who Steered the British Monarchy Into the 21st Century

By Sean Lang When the late historian Sir Ben Pimlott embarked on his 1996 biography, his colleagues expressed surprise that he should consider Queen Elizabeth II...
EU and UK Paves the Way for North Ireland Brexit-agreement

The Windsor Framework: Compromise From EU and UK Paves the Way for North Ireland...

By Emil Bjerg, journalist and editor of The World Financial Review It looked like an impossible task for years, but now Rishi Sunak has succeeded...
Arbitration Disputes

Planning for 2023: The Arbitration Disputes Landscape

By David Hunt The year 2023 presents challenges to arbitration lawyers. Many old sources of work – Russian oligarch claims, Energy Charter Treaty claims –...

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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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