Understanding the Rise of High Technology in China
By Dr. Kalim Siddiqui
China has recently showed the world its DeepSeek technology that performs better than the U.S. AI Chat GPT and did so...
Youth Employability and Entrepreneurship
By Chiedza Juru
The 2024 African Youth Survey showcased that most Africans have an entrepreneurial spirit and a clear vision for achieving their goals, but...
Challenges and Opportunities as AI Impacts and Transforms the BPO Industry in Philippines
The Philippine Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industry employs about 1.7 million people and generated nearly US$38 billion in revenue in 2024. It contributes 8.5%...
White Neo Colonialism Fantasies and Trump’s Gaza ‘Riviera’ Plan
By Marcelina Horrillo Husillos, Journalist and Correspondent at The World Financial Review
U.S. President Donald Trump shared his vision of a Gaza Strip to clear its nearly...
Rethinking FDI: Can Europe Compete as the US Attracts a Record Share of Global...
By Julia Khandoshko
Fresh statistics show an interesting trend: new FDI projects in the US increased to 14.3% in 2024, reaching the record. Meanwhile, major...
American Tariff Wars Worsen Global Economic Prospects
By Dr. Dan Steinbock
US tariff wars have begun, broadening from US’s biggest trade partners to huge industry sectors, the EU and the...
Netanyahu’s Quest to Attack Iran with the ‘Mother of all Bombs’
By Dr. Dan Steinbock
The emboldened Netanyahu cabinet is in a war path, again. It is mobilizing to attack Iran and lobbying President Trump into...
Trump’s Quest for Expansion, Domination and Spheres-of-Influence
By Dr. Dan Steinbock
What’s certain is that the Trump administration is seeks expansion in North America, while fostering hemispheric defense across the Americas and...
Trump’s Sphere-of-Influence Tariffs: Bad Economics, Bad Geopolitics
By Dr. Dan Steinbock
By trying to weaponize the U.S. tariffs on America's big trade partners against China, President Trump is basing bad economics on...
Keir Starmer’s AI Emperor’s New Clothes
By Alexandra Mousavizadeh
The U.K. Government’s new “AI Opportunities Action Plan” has been met with optimism, but a closer look reveals glaring flaws. Underfunded and...
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...
