The Tropical Oil Crops Revolution – A More Sustainable Future?
By Derek Byerlee, Walter Falcon, and Rosamond Naylor
The rise of soybeans and oil palm in the tropics has attracted massive private and state investments,...
Political Corruption – Them and Us
By Tunde Olupitan
Is it really a wonder that the vast majority of people feel disenfranchised, frustrated and far removed from the system? One wonders...
Rio 2016: Human Rights And Sustainability After The Olympics Party
By Jorge Knijnik
Being a host of the Olympics brings in an opportunity of diverse communities’ social engagement. With the help of friends,1 the author...
«America Has Lost» in the Philippines
By Pepe Escobar
We are plunged at the heart of arguably the key 21st century hotspot in Asian geopolitics. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s game-changing «America has...
The Business of People: Effective Strategies to Drive Success in Global Business
By Sharon Schweitzer
In this article, Sharon M. Schweitzer delves into the intricacies of the global marketplace. She shares an eight-point introduction in cultivating communication...
Sharing Strikes Back: A New Era of Urban Commoning
By Duncan Mclaren And Julian Agyeman
In this article, the authors offer three visions of modern sharing beyond that of the “sharing economy”: as a...
China’s International Renminbi Is Coming – Is Wall Street Ready?
By Dan Steinbock
On October 1, the Chinese renminbi officially becomes the fifth international reserve currency. Until recently, Washington played geopolitics...
Social Wealth Funds: A Key Ingredient of a New Alternative Economic Strategy
By Stewart Lansley
Tackling growing inequality will not succeed without fundamental reform of the current model of corporate capitalism and the “de-concentration” of capital ownership....
The Rise of Uber and the Sharing Economy
By Jared Meyer
The sharing economy clearly benefits workers and consumers. So why does opposition to innovative business models persist? The answer: entrenched interests continue...
TTIP: The Suicide of Nations
By Dr. Paul Craig Roberts
The TransAtlantic and TransPacific Trade and Investment Partnerships (TTIP and TTP) are trade agreements between the US and the EU...
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...
