Confronting the New Reality: Globalisation, the Global Financial Crisis and the State
By John Farrar &David Mayes
Globalisation and the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) have presented major challenges to orthodoxy. John Farrar and David Mayes discuss the...
The Oreo Story: How Kraft Turned America’s Favorite Cookie into a Chinese Classic
By Michael J. Silverstein, Abheek Singhi, Carol Liao & David Michael
When Irene Rosenfeld became CEO of Kraft Foods in June 2006, she became the...
Japan Seeks to Join Five Eyes, in the Wake of the Invasion of Ukraine
By Craig Mark
Despite being the core American ally in the Pacific since the Cold War, Japan has so far not been part of the...
Mutually Beneficial Cooperation Portraits a Bright Future
The 2022 China-Japan University Science and Technology Innovation Forum (formerly the China-Japan University Exhibition and President's Forum) was successfully held.
To mark the 50th anniversary...
Immigration Policy and Executive Power at Loose Ends: The Case of the US1
By Philip Kretsedemas
The discretionary powers of the US Presidency have steadily expanded over the course of the 20th century. These powers are especially pertinent...
Making Renminbi a World Currency would not be Bad for Euro
By Dan Steinbock
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will decide this month whether to make the Chinese Renminbi the fifth international reserve currency. For the...
Africa’s Relations With The EU: A Reset Is Possible If Europe Changes Its Attitude
Summits between the African Union and European Union are essential to setting the big picture agenda of contemporary Africa-EU relations. They also carry weight...
China’s Rebound Will Be Positive for World Economy, Offset Fed Risks
By Dan Steinbock
China’s reopening will impact prices, but it is not an inflation risk. It reflects an impressive domestic rebound,...
The End of Europe (As We Know It?)
By Dr. Dan Steinbock
As the Eurozone is amid secular stagnation, its old fiscal, monetary and banking challenges are escalating, along with new threats, including...
Boards Face Leadership Crisis In Changing Times
By Andrew Kakabadse
Boards can prove easy targets for their critics. Below, Andrew Kakabadse discusses how to make boards work, and argues that directors should...
EDITOR'S PICK OF THE WEEK
The World Bank and Neoliberalism: Continuity and Discontinuity in the Making of an Agenda
By Howard Stein
Since the latter part of the 1990s the World Bank has increasingly claimed its main focus is on poverty reduction and development. Among other things, the Bank introduced poverty focused loans, a...
