Empowering SMEs with Islamic Finance
By Danis Nurul Yunita and Nur Dhani Hendranastiti
The success story of SMEs in Indonesia began to attract public attention from their strength during the...
The United States of America – the Real Reason Why They Are Never Winning...
By Peter Koenig
This essay is inspired by Professor James Petras’ article, describing that the US never wins wars despite trillions of investments in her war...
Ethiopia – A Case Study in Take-Over by Western Interests
By Peter Koenig
Ethiopia is a landlocked country, bordering on Somalia which is dominating the Horn of Africa. Due to several border conflicts during the past...
The Return of the Feudal World?
By John Hulsman and Boris Liedtke
In today’s post-industrial economy, it is evident that world politics is under radical restructuring. More precisely, as the authors...
The Gig Economy, Gigzombies, and Immigrants
By Anthony A. Gabb
The author tracks key economic forces that have resulted in technological innovations which have given birth to the gig economy that...
Earn Billions in North Korea: Here’s How
By Shepherd Iverson
This is not a parody for THE ONION, but a pragmatic proposal to reunify Korea with your money, in exchange for resource...
The Duel Between Big Tech and Big Government
By Graham Vanbergen
Just five years ago you had no notion that “big data” would overtake oil as the number one traded commodity in the...
Current Economic Development is Unsustainable. How Can We Reverse this Trend?
By Jacques Prescott
In 1987, with the publication of the Brundtland report, the world was confronted once again with the dire reality of a collapsing...
Exaggerated Alarm and Destructive Excursions: Anti-Proliferation Policy and The Case of North Korea
By John Mueller
The consequences of nuclear proliferation have been substantially benign: those who have acquired the weapons have “used” them simply to stoke their...
Nuclear Power and Public Fear in the Era of Climate Change
By Scott Montgomery
To discuss nuclear power requires discussion of public anxiety, particularly fear of radiation. Such fear exaggerates levels of actual risk and poses...
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...
