Sovereigns in the Courtroom: Is the U.S. Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act the Golden Key?
By Kiran Nasir Gore and Charles H. Camp
How can a foreign sovereign be brought into an American courtroom to answer for its bad acts? This...
The Bilateral Swap Agreements, Chinese Currency and the Demise of the US Dollar
By Dr. Kalim Siddiqui
I. Introduction
I examine here the role of China’s bilateral swap agreements (BSAs) and the internationalization of its currency Renminbi (RMB). A...
Emphasizing Zakat and Waqf for Global Zero Hunger
By Randi Swandaru and Priyesta Rizkiningsih
The significant global temperature rise in the last decade has derailed the world zero hunger attainment. The increase in...
Scaling-Up Access to Finance for SMEs in Bangladesh: Pathway to Inclusive Growth
By Alexander Ayertey Odonkor
In both developed and developing economies, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play an essential role in driving economic growth and accelerating...
Two Hundred Years Of Talking About Climate Change
By Joseph Mazur
Back in the 1970s, when I was a graduate student at MIT, there were a few weeks of cafeteria conversations among earth...
COVID-19 Vaccination, Supply Chain and Concerns on Vaccine Hesitancy in Africa
By King Carl Tornam Duho, Anna Taylor, Dr Rosemond Sussana Amamoo and Dr Roselyn Salomey Amamoo
The drivers of the economic crisis from the pandemic...
Driving Positive Change for Women through Innovative Private Sector Investments
By Neeti Katoch, Amanda Satterly and Anne Valko Celestino
The growing popularity of gender lens investing is backed by evidence that investing in women makes...
Water Wastage in Agriculture
Agriculture relies on many elements to produce food, but the most important of them is water. Irrigated agriculture accounts for 40% of global food...
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...
EDITOR'S PICK OF THE WEEK
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...
