Philippines: From Peaceful, Nuclear-Free ASEAN to Battle-Ready Indo-Pacific?
By Dr. Dan Steinbock
As the Duterte era is gradually ending, new arms races and nuclear proliferation cast a dark shadow over Southeast Asia. The...
The Jihadi Gold Rush Fuels Violence in the Sahel Region
By Katarzyna Rybarczyk
Africa’s Sahel, a region separating the Sahara Desert to the north and savannas to the south, is notorious for widespread poverty and...
Controversies Trails Amnesty for “Repentant” Boko Haram Members
In the past few weeks, news about the massive surrendering of Boko Haram terrorist fighters has dominated the headlines across the Nigerian media. Their...
European Banks Need to Step Up Their Application Modernisation Agendas
By Alfred Escala Sisquellas, Vice President, Banking and Financial Markets, IBM
Most major banks will have had application modernisation as a strategic agenda for several...
The Bilateral Swap Agreements, Chinese Currency and the Demise of the US Dollar
By Dr. Kalim Siddiqui
I. Introduction
I examine here the role of China’s bilateral swap agreements (BSAs) and the internationalization of its currency Renminbi (RMB). A...
Central Asia Prepares for Taliban Takeover
By Gavin Helf, Ph.D. and Barmak Pazhwak
As U.S. and NATO forces drew down their military presence in Afghanistan this Summer, the country’s northern neighbors...
Recurring Separatist Agitations in Africa: Exploring Renegotiation and Dissolution as Possible Way Out
By Olusegun Akinfenwa
There are 54 countries in Africa, and at least 25 have experienced active separatist conflict. The crises have become commonplace, resulting in...
US Antitrust Against the Big Tech
By Dr. Dan Steinbock
In the United States, the executive branch, courts and Congress are moving to restrict the dominance of the U.S. tech giants....
Reconciling the Reconciliation Bill: A Preview
By Dr. Jack Rasmus
This past week maneuvers within the Democratic party intensified over the content and magnitude of the two pending fiscal stimulus bills–the...
China’s Innovation Approach to Growth
By Yixiao Zhou, Jian Ding, Sudyumna Dahal and Junling Huang
China’s per capita income reached US$10,000 in 2019 – an important milestone in measuring the...
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...
