The Strategic Significance of Central Asia
By David Denoon
The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 led to the creation of five newly independent states in Central Asia: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,...
The Dirty War on Syria: No Popular Uprising
By Tim Anderson
The world has been deceived over the conflict in Syria. It was always a ‘regime change’ dirty war and never a popular...
How Can Brazil Restore its Growth Trajectory?
By Dan Steinbock
Only a few years ago, Brazil exemplified the BRIC dream of rapid growth. Now it is coping with its longest recession,...
Durability before Democracy: Why Stability is Elusive in the Middle East
By Sean Yom
In this article Sean Yom discusses how the lack of permanence of Middle Eastern governments means that democracy is for the time...
Refugees and Refugee Crises: Some Historical Reflections
By Peter Gatrell
The current Syrian refugee crisis provides an opportunity to look beyond the headlines and to locate it in a broader historical context....
APEC 2015: Change is in the Air
By Dan Steinbock
Despite diplomatic missteps, APEC 2015 could pave way to regional peace and development. The triangular perspectives of Washington, Beijing and Manila tell...
Germany: Epicentre of the EU Migration Crisis
By Asli Ilgit and Audie Klotz
The Syrian refugee crisis has highlighted serious on-going tensions over migration between EU members and neighbouring states, as well...
A Time for European Diplomacy to Come of Age: Responding to the Refugee Crisis
By Susi Dennison
“People will always want to migrate for a better life: this is a constant reality.” But the harrowing images on the news...
China’s New Global Role: President Xi in Washington and the UN
By Dan Steinbock
The recent Washington summit took the US-China bilateral relations onto a new level, while President Xi’s UN visit gave a glimpse...
The Trans-Pacific Divisions
By Dan Steinbock
The White House’s effort to hammer the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement in Maui failed. As time is running out for President Obama’s...
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...
