How the Belt and Road Could Change the 21st Century
By Dan Steinbock
Until recently, globalisation was led by the West and benefitted only a few advanced economies. After China’s three decades of rapid growth,...
Puerto Rico Declares Bankruptcy
By Stephen Lendman
Puerto Rico faces a long, painful struggle ahead. Stephen Lendman elaborates on how it has come to this and what could the...
From State of Exception to Anti-Coup Dictatorship in Erdoğan’s Turkey
By Volga Can Ozben and Richard Westra
Volga Can Ozben and Richard Westra maintain Turkey under Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as a poster case for the...
French Election Fraud?
By Peter Koenig
Peter Koenig delivers us a bold analysis on the recently held French elections. Now that Macron holds the French presidency, Koenig reminds...
Emmanuel Macron Victory and the Fragility of the European Union
En Marche Candidate Prevails with Support of World Financial System
By Abayomi Azikiwe
French politics has captured the eyes of the world for the past months....
Buying American, Losing America
By Dan Steinbock
Recently, President Trump signed his “Buy American, Hire American” executive order. Ironically, while the stated goal is to put “America First”, the...
The Philippine Peso Squeeze
By Dan Steinbock
In the first quarter, the Philippine peso depreciated against the US dollar. Internationally, this was attributed to President Duterte’s policies. In...
Syria – Trump may just have started WWIII
By Peter Koenig
The conflict in Syria continues to haunt not only the media but also the minds and hearts of people who have witnessed...
The Trump-Xi Summit Paves the Way to New Realism in US-Chinese Trade
By Dan Steinbock
Despite preliminary pessimism, the Trump-Xi Summit showed greater trade pragmatism than initially expected, even though it was overshadowed by a raw...
Trade is Slowing Down: What Does This Imply for Globalisation and Public Policy?
By Danny Leipziger
The phenomenon of slower world trade growth coincides with new protectionist sentiment and challenges to the view that globalisation is welfare-enhancing, fair,...
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...
