Trump’s 2026 SOTU Speech: Economic Obfuscation & Political Theatre
By Dr. Jack Rasmus
Trump’s 2026 State of the Union speech was historic—but only in the sense of the longest ever at 1 hour and...
The Unravelling of Dollar Hegemony: Debt, Rentier Power, and the Crisis of US Global...
By Dr. Kalim Siddiqui
The erosion of US dollar hegemony—driven by structural debt, financialisation, geopolitical fragmentation, and reserve diversification—signals a historic inflection point in the...
Japan Manga vs. American Comics: How ‘Janru’ Diversity and Innovation Drive Global Cultural Dominance
By Darynaufal Mulyaman
This article explains manga’s global success through clear genre distinctions reaching varied demographics, concise one shot or finite story timelines, and limited...
The Russia-Ukraine War: Implications for Economic Security
By Dr Simon Ashley Bennett
The article explores the link between geopolitics and economic performance in the context of the Russia-Ukraine war. It argues...
Why Stronger Financial Oversight is Key to Hong Kong’s Listing Leadership
By Iain O'Brien
Hong Kong’s stock exchange faces a pivotal moment as regulatory changes make listings faster and more flexible. Iain O’Brien explores how easing...
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...
Going Beyond As One? Pondering An ASEAN Space Agency
By John Louis B. Benito, LPT, MA
The article presents three political points in building an ASEAN Space Agency in the future: (1) building on...
Market, Logistics, and Digital Technology in Yiwu: How the World’s Largest Small-Merchandise Center has...
By Zhang Shuyue, Hunter Trylch and Xiangming Chen
As geopolitical tensions and tariffs disrupt global trade and supply chains, and businesses worry about eroded markets,...
What the West is Missing About China
By Dr Catherine Hua Xiang
The West still treats China as a monolith. As an intercultural communication scholar, I explain how misreading high‑context communication, neglecting...
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...
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...
