Taiwan 2024 Election: Militarization or Development
By Dr. Dan Steinbock
Taiwan's elections loom just a few weeks away. Continued militarization would undermine past economic success. Taiwan is at its...
Challenges for the Next Stage of Globalisation: The Factor of Ukraine
By Vasyl Yurchyshyn
We argue that the fight of Ukraine for independence against Russian aggression is the principal event of the modern stage of globalisation.
Ukraine...
The Flames of Hamas, Israel, Apartheid, and Palestine
By Dan Steinbock
The Israeli-Hamas War is a logical result of 50 years of failed military policies. Assertive pledges of “national security” will...
De-dollarization, Six New Members, and Internal Rivalry: A Summary of the 15th BRICS summit
Did you miss the main events at the 15th BRICS summit? We've got you covered.
By Emil Bjerg, journalist and editor
This year's BRICS summit...
From the Middle Out and Bottom Up: The Belt and Road Initiative at 10...
By Xiangming Chen
The year 2023 marks the tenth anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a transcontinental connectivity project launched by China in...
The New Cold War: Struggle for Global Domination (Part 2)
By Kalim Siddiqui
This is part 2 of this series of articles on the New Cold War. (Link to Article Part 1) Kalim Siddiqui concludes...
The Road to COP28: Actions Speak Louder than Words
By Kipkorir Koskei
Following the IDF Summit in June, which brought together governments, international organisations, civil society and academia to enhance financial resilience and inclusivity...
The New Cold War: Struggle for Global Domination (Part 1)
By Kalim Siddiqui
I. Introduction
The ongoing war in Ukraine began with Russian aggression on 24 February 2022, and it has led to a massive pouring...
Biden-McCarthy Deal: Neoliberal Fiscal Policy Continues
By Jack Rasmus
Over the weekend, US House of Representatives speaker McCarthy and president Biden announced a tentative agreement on raising the debt ceiling. The deal—almost...
US Tech War Against China Is Unwarranted and Self-Destructive
By Dr. Dan Steinbock
US President Biden’s expanded technology war is bad...
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...
