Civilised Cities: A New Model of Sustainable Urbanisation with Chinese Characteristics
By Bao Zonghao
The title of the civilised city, which is awarded every three years since 2005, has been the highest comprehensive accolade for Chinese...
What the Iran Nuclear Deal Means – and What it Doesn’t
By Scott Lucas
Iran and the 5+1/E3+3 Powers (US, Britain, France, Germany, China, and Russia) have at last completed a comprehensive nuclear agreement after years...
Recasting International Development in a Post-Recessionary World
By Stephen McCloskey and Gerard McCann
Globalisation has been a mixed blessing for international development. Below, Stephen McCloskey and Gerard McCann argue that greater resilience...
Globalization And Systemic Risk
By Ian Goldin and Mike Mariathasan
For most of the world’s growing number of inhabitants, greater connectivity has been a blessing. The world is connected;...
After the Greek Referendum: Into Uncharted Waters
By Dan Steinbock
The triumph of the “no” vote in the Greek referendum was not a mandate for Grexit, but a new starting-point to talks....
Sovereigns In The American Courtroom:
What Tools Do Judges Have In The United States To Compel Compliance When A Foreign Sovereign Behaves Badly?
By Theresa Bowman and Charles Camp
As the...
Saudi Arabia’s Yemen Offensive, Iran’s “Proxy” Strategy, and the Middle East’s New “Cold War”
By Flynt Leverett and Hillary Mann Leverett
Riyadh’s war in Yemen marks a dramatic escalation in its efforts to roll back Iran’s rising influence in the Middle East. Saudi...
International Law in a Multipolar World
By Charles Camp And Theresa Bowman
From a bipolar world marked by the Cold War between the two major powers, the United States and the...
The World of States
By John L. Campbell and John A. Hall
In this article, adapted from their book The World of States John Campbell and John Hall argue...
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...
