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Regime Change in the Iran War — But Which One?

By Dr. Jack Rasmus Last June 2025 Trump bombed Iran. He said to eliminate Iran’s alleged nuclear weapons development. He then proclaimed he had achieved...
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Proportional Collaborative Sovereignty™: Africa is Redesigning the Global Critical Minerals System

By Kenneth D. Johnson Africa holds many of the minerals that will determine Europe’s industrial, energy, and security future. Yet the current system leaves African...

Technology Transfer to Africa: Matching Ambition with Absorbable Innovation

By Christopher Burke Africa’s economic momentum is rising, and the right technology could make all the difference. Christopher Burke of WMC Africa shows how innovations...
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ESG in Action: Africa’s Private Sector Leading Inclusion

By Christopher Burke Africa’s private sector is embedding ESG into core business models, driving inclusion of youth and women as engines of growth. Programs such...
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Reorienting Africa’s Gold Trade for Shared Prosperity: Partnership and Policy Solutions for Inclusive Growth

By Kenneth D. Johnson Africa’s gold trade loses billions annually to illicit flows, eroding growth and opportunity. Johnson outlines a transformative approach: local refineries, traceability...
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South–South Partnerships as Catalysts for Transformative Entrepreneurship

By Shameen Prashantham In this article, Prof Shameen Prashantham explores how South-South business engagement, particularly between Chinese and African firms, can catalyze transformative entrepreneurship. Drawing...
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The Angola-to-America-to-Angola Journey: How Wilson Ganga’s Reverse Brain Drain is Transforming a Nation

Every year, 70,000 skilled professionals emigrate from Africa, creating a $2 billion annual economic drain that perpetuates the continent's development challenges. Yet Wilson Ganga...
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The EU, MENA, and Irregular Migration @ 10: Unfortunately But Inevitably – “Business-as-Usual”

By John Louis B. Benito The article presents the case about the irregular migration from Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region to the EU. ...
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Israel’s Conservative Counter – Revolution

By Dan Steinbock              In the past two decades, the Netanyahu cabinets have sought to legally hammer Israeli democracy into a Jewish autocracy. In the...
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Operation Midnight Hammer: A Mistake or a Risky Sensible Decision?

By Joseph Mazur At approximately 2:10 Iran Standard Time (IRST) on June 22, 2025, U.S. B-2 Spirit bombers dropped one dozen 13,600 kg GBU-57 (bunker buster)...

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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...

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