The Philippine National Election 2016: The Good, the Bad and The Ugly

By Pauline Eadie  Rodrigo Duterte was elected president of the Philippines in May 2016. Arguably Duterte’s electoral success was down to his straight talking approach...

Duterte’s Global Impact

From the Editors On 1st July 2016, Rodrigo Duterte will begin his term as the President of the Republic of the Philippines. Mr Duterte has formidable...

Turkey Faces A Fateful Crossroad

By Alon Ben-Meir Turkey’s strength has thus far been its ability to project itself as a country that has found a balance between a democratic...

The Struggle for Brazil – and Against the BRICS

By Dan Steinbock While international media focuses on Brazil’s mass demonstrations against corruption, efforts behind the façade precipitate regime change, restoration of a pre-Lula order,...

People Are Likening the Next Philippine President to Donald Trump. Here’s Why.

By Walden Bello A hapless elite, an angry electorate, and a brash front-runner with little regard for democratic norms: The latest Philippine election sounds a...

Duterte’s Pragmatic Agenda for the Philippines

By Dan Steinbock While the Aquino reforms ignited great progress in the Philippines, the new president will favor inclusive growth and greater pragmatism in foreign...

Learning to Live in the World Instead of Ruling It

By John Grant So how should Americans live in this new world? That’s the crossroads we’re at, the question at hand. Some advocate a very...

Can the Next Philippine President Keep the Economy Growing?

By Dan Steinbock While the Aquino reforms have ignited great progress, the next Philippine president will be more independent in critical economic, political, and military...

The Problems of Unfree Trade: Various Implications of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement

By Binoy Kampmark How free is the Trans-Pacific Partnership? Covering a region spanning 40 percent of the world’s GDP and 12 signatory states, an argument...

How to Defeat Western Neo-Colonialism

By Andre Vltchek The West managed to build its wealth, including the social nets, on plunder, deception, slavery and countless holocausts on all continents of...

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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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