How Will the US Military Invade Iran?
By Dr. Jack Rasmus
This past weekend, Trump threatened to escalate the War with Iran by destroying that country’s energy infrastructure starting, as he said,...
Decoding Sugiono’s Doctrine Through The Eye of Pop Culture
By Darynaufal Mulyaman
This essay decodes Indonesia's Doktrin Sugiono of Foreign Minister Sugiono's diplomatic framework through pop culture. One Piece's relational multilateralism, K-drama's interiority, Pokémon's...
How to Steer Growth, Not Stumble, in the Tariff Aftermath
By Dr. Rebecca Homkes
A landmark Supreme Court ruling declared the Trump administration did not have the authority to issue tariffs under the International Emergency Powers...
Some Economic Consequences of the Iran War
By Dr. Jack Rasmus
As the US-Israel war on Iran enters its third week, the outlines of the economic consequences and fallout of the war...
Regime Change in the Iran War — But Which One?
By Dr. Jack Rasmus
Last June 2025 Trump bombed Iran. He said to eliminate Iran’s alleged nuclear weapons development. He then proclaimed he had achieved...
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...
Trump’s 2026 SOTU Speech: Economic Obfuscation & Political Theatre
By Dr. Jack Rasmus
Trump’s 2026 State of the Union speech was historic—but only in the sense of the longest ever at 1 hour and...
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...
Japan Manga vs. American Comics: How ‘Janru’ Diversity and Innovation Drive Global Cultural Dominance
By Darynaufal Mulyaman
This article explains manga’s global success through clear genre distinctions reaching varied demographics, concise one shot or finite story timelines, and limited...
Nicolás Maduro is Venezuela’s Head of State and Has Absolute Immunity From Foreign Criminal...
By Charles H. Camp, Lisa Bernier and Christine Magume
Article 2 of the Convention on Internationally Protected Persons prohibits “kidnapping or other attack upon 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...
