China is Building a Community with a Shared Future for Mankind
By Peter Koenig
“China’s 70-Years Development and the Construction of a Community with a Shared Future for Mankind”. This is the title of an International...
Philippine Water Crisis in International Perspective
By Dan Steinbock
By international comparison, the Philippines should not necessarily suffer from major water crises. So why has Metro Manila turned into a Cape...
Affordable Housing in Emerging Economies and The Case for Steel
By Akbar Imran Butt
July the 16th, 2019 commemorates the 50th Anniversary of NASA spacecraft Apollo 11’s moon landing. Astronaut Neil Armstrong, accompanied by Buzz...
Period Poverty in 2020 – Why Does it Still Exist?
According to Plan International UK, a dedicated children’s charity, one in every ten teenage girls will have experienced the problem of not being able...
An Open Letter to Researchers Studying the Coronavirus (COVID-19)
I am not a medical doctor, nor specialist in epidemiology, but I consider myself very experienced and conversant with methodologies of scientific research. While...
How to Avoid An Existential Crisis With Everything Going on in the World
There’s no dancing around the fact that 2020 has been a wild ride so far. From the Australian bushfires to COVID-19, to a near-miss...
The Impact Of Covid-19 On The Global Economy
By Kalim Siddiqui
Introduction
The Covid-19 pandemic has triggered the sharpest and deepest contraction of GDP (Gross Domestic Product) in the history of capitalism as globalisation...
The South American Way to Invest Abroad: Colombia Seeks Growth Through FDI
Interview with Ms. Flavia Santoro Trujillo, President of ProColombia
Attracting foreign investment is central to the government of Colombia’s strategy to stimulate the country’s diverse...
The Political Economy of Famines during the British Rule in India: A Critical Analysis
By Kalim Siddiqui
1. Introduction
The late nineteenth century was celebrated in the West as the golden period of global capitalism; while few will defend empire...
If We Want To Transform African Economies, We Must Look Beyond Relying On Governments...
By K.Y. Amoako
Africa is positioned to undergo dynamic change in the decades ahead. Thanks to abundant resources, a burgeoning youth population, and growing attractiveness...
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The NATO Alliance: Will It Have a Future?
By Joseph Mazur
Withdrawal and isolation could avoid foreign affairs and wars, but the costs will be far higher in the long run.
Since the end of the Second World War, NATO has been a cornerstone...
