Singapore: Designing the Future in the Midst of Uncertainty
By Lester Gunnion
The Singapore government has a vision of transitioning to higher-value-added industries, and thus boosting productivity, by focussing on skill development, innovation, and...
Patient Capital in the Context of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)
By Justin Yifu Lin and Yan Wang
As the world is carefully watching China’s Belt and Road Initiative, many new opportunities continue to spring from...
Grand Vision: China’s OBOR in Context
By Anoush Ehteshami
China celebrated the progress of its ambitious One Belt, One Road initiative in Beijing in May 2017. The OBOR is vast in...
US-China Ties in the Shadow of the Mueller Investigation
By Dan Steinbock
In the foreseeable future, the Trump administration will be constrained by the special counsel’s Russia investigation. How will it impact the...
The Trump White House Under Siege
By Dan Steinbock
Washington is planning to extend sanctions against Russia, once again. Meanwhile, the Trump administration...
Behind the London Tower Block Fire Which Left Many Dead, Injured and Displaced
By Abayomi Azikiwe
People of colour, the working class and poor have been negatively impacted by British economic and housing policy. In this article, the...
North Korea: What Options Remain?
By Walter C. Clemens, Jr.
The ever-increasing tension between the United States and North Korea is a concern for the whole world. In this article,...
Venezuela – Confronting the Neoliberal Propaganda Media Machine
By Peter Koenig
Venezuela is arguably the only true democracy in the western world. In this article, Peter Koenig elaborates on the western world's “demonisation”...
Dynamic Mechanism of “Social Modernisation” with Chinese Characteristics
By Bao Zonghao, Xiang Kun and Zhang Shuangshuang
While the classic concept of “modernisation” and its logical extension are dedicated to “economic modernisation”，we argue that...
The Futures of Southeast Asia and the US Intertwine
By Vannarith Chheang
The important role of ASEAN in regional security has already been realised by the world, particularly by the United States. Vannarith Chheang...
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...
