Portrait of multicultural ecology engineer standing with solar panels model in hands at boardroom and having seminar about clean and renewable energy development in front of diverse team of experts.

ESG in Action: Africa’s Private Sector Leading Inclusion

By Christopher Burke Africa’s private sector is embedding ESG into core business models, driving inclusion of youth and women as engines of growth. Programs such...
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The Dehumanizing Forces of War – To Kill or Not to Kill: That is...

By Joseph Mazur The enduring mystery surrounding war is the question of why we fight when we could negotiate simple, peaceful solutions? The answer often...
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Rare Earth Critical Minerals: Geopolitics, Supply Chains, and Emerging Tensions

By Dr. Kalim Siddiqui  Critical raw materials (CRMs) such as lithium, cobalt, rare-earth elements, and copper are central to the green and digital transitions. Dr...
Knocking on Europe’s Front Door: Why Building Deep Strike Capabilities is Now a European Imperative

Knocking on Europe’s Front Door: Why Building Deep Strike Capabilities is Now a European...

Europeans are finally coming to grips with the reality that high-intensity warfare between developed, symmetrical countries was not simply eradicated with the end of...
Patrick Reichert and Vanina Farber on Humanitarian Aid

When the Lights Go Out: America’s Retreat from Global Humanitarian Aid

By Patrick Reichert and Vanina Farber This piece explores the ripple effects of America’s retreat from humanitarian aid and what it means for fragile states,...
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The Future of Autonomous Battling: Will it change the Balance of Power?

By Joseph Mazur Although AI is a hot topic in the media, we hear little about its military uses. AI, machine learning, and the brain-computer...
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When the Lights Go Out: America’s Retreat from Global Humanitarian Aid

By Patrick Reichert and Vanina Farber This piece explores the ripple effects of America’s retreat from humanitarian aid and what it means for fragile states,...

Making Trade Easier Supports Sustainable Development

By Attila Jámbor The TRADE4SD project explored how trade can contribute to sustainable development when supported by fair and coherent policies. While trade enables growth,...

Obliteration and the West’s Complicity: A Two-Part Q&A on Dr Steinbock’s The Obliteration Doctrine

By Dan Steinbock Dr Steinbock’s highly topical new book The Obliteration Doctrine is about the genocide in Gaza, the West’s complicity and long struggle against...
(Left to right) Spc. Ashley Lethrud-Adams, PFC Kleeman Avery, and Sgt. Alexander Lecea, cyberspace operations specialists with the Expeditionary Cyber Support Detachment, 782nd Military Intelligence Battalion (Cyber), provide support to the 1st Cavalry Division at the National Training Center.

Cyberwars: How Far Can They Go?

By Joseph Mazur Although cyberspace connects people globally, facilitating productivity through remote work, it has also fostered a range of malicious activities. Some disturbing actions...

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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...

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