India – Crime of the Century – Financial Genocide
By Peter Koenig
On 8 November, Narendra Modi, the Indian Prime Minister, brutally declared all 500 (US$ 7) and 1,000 rupee-notes invalid. The final goal...
Unbridled Global Capitalism: People Wake Up! Time is Running Out!
By Peter Koenig
Washington has shown us again on 8 November that they offer only the choice between risking nuclear annihilation of humanity and total...
Business As Usual
From the Editors
In January 2017 a new president will be sworn in who will continue with President Obama’s South East Asia pivot policy with...
Keeping Inequality on a Short Leash: Whose Task?
By István György Tóth
Inequality in general is growing, but recent research shows ups and downs, with considerable cross-country variation. How is the growth of...
World War 3.0 is Here
A new world of opportunity and convenience has opened up. But that said, so has the need for security over that greatly expanded surface....
The New Trade Future in Asia Pacific
By Dan Steinbock
During the weekend, the Asian-Pacific nations embraced the dream of free trade. Today, President-elect Trump buried it.
Last weekend, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation...
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...
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...
