Do Natural Resource Exports Curse Governments? Some Insights from Latin America
By Ryan Saylor
When a country strikes oil or discovers mineral deposits, politicians and citizens are often euphoric. But many economists and political scientists despair....
Technology and Politics in Context
By Michael J. Jensen and Eva Anduiza
Digital media have greatly expanded the repertoires and channels of political participation, communication, and information. Below, Michael J....
A Review of Abenomics: The Bold Plan to End Deflationary Recession in Japan
By Mitsuru Misawa
In order to catalyse economic activity and pull Japan from its two-decade period of deflationary recession, new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has...
InnovaBRICS & Beyond: An Interview with Marcos Troyjo
Marcos Troyjo is Co-Director of the BRICLab at Columbia University, a special forum on Brazil, Russia, India and China at Columbia's School of International...
The Year of Iran: Tehran’s Challenge to American Hegemony in 2014
By Flynt Leverett and Hillary Mann Leverett
In 1979, Iran shocked the world—and directly confronted America’s hegemonic ambitions in the Middle East—by charting its own...
Countering Terrorism and Crossing Legal Boundaries
By Aniceto Masferrer and Clive Walker
Terrorist attacks in the last decade have profoundly altered and reshaped the priorities of many legal systems. Below, Aniceto...
The United Nations Charter and Extra-State Warfare: The U.N. Grows Up
By Charles H. Camp & Theresa Bowman
In recent years, the United Nations has come under attack as wholly inadequate to confront the modern realities...
Sovereignty, Self-defence And Colonialism
By Antony Anghie
The United Nations Charter is the one authoritative source of international law regulating the use of force. Since the 9/11 attacks that...
Lonely Ideas
By Loren Graham
Russian technology has had a historically uneven trajectory. In recent times Russia has fallen back on natural resources for economic strength, but...
Sovereignty, Rule of Law and Global Civil Society
By Winston Nagan
Global society is increasingly expressing itself through globally identifiable institutions of civil society. In this article, Winston Nagan explores the inter-relationship of...
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...
