The Philippines “BRIC” Plan: From Regime Change Ploys to Accelerated Economic Development
By Dan Steinbock
While the Obama White House prepared plans for regime change in the Philippines, President Trump is working on an assertive strategy in...
Trumping World Trade
By Dan Steinbock
After the inauguration, President Trump has begun to reset the White House trade policies. But the consequences of “America First” stance in...
Life After Trump
By Boris Kagarlitsky
Trump’s election is not just a separate random episode of current politics. It is also not an indicator of American exceptionalism. It...
Why America’s Democrats Lost in 2016 and How They Can Recover
By Allan J. Lichtman
In this article the author argues that Obama’s failure to build a strong Democratic Party during his Presidency, and a lack...
The Audacity of Obama’s Farewell Address
By Jack Rasmus
President Barack Obama’s farewell address to the nation last night was a strange and disappointing attempt that failed to replicate the hope,...
An Unsettling New Normal for India-Pakistan Relations
By Michael Kugelman and Vandana Seth
In the coming months, all-out war between the two nuclear-armed rivals is unlikely. However, prolonged tensions are ensured while...
Philippines 2017 or the Year of Living Dangerously
By Dan Steinbock
As President Duterte is rebalancing the Philippines’ economic and strategic policies, Washington is preparing plans for regime change. What...
The Great Divide
By William Hawes
I am pain. I am grief. I’m the things you fear
I’m the lie whispered in your ear
I’m the great Leviathan. I’m...
Berlin – Another False Flag, the Government’s Complicity is Remorseless
By Peter Koenig
Random killing by the western secret services – 12 dead, about 40 injured, is the result of the latest false flag...
Trump Tariffs Threaten To Undermine World Trade In 2017
By Dan Steinbock
As world trade and investment have plateaued, globalisation has ground to a halt. The timing could not be worse for 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...
