The Issue is Not Trump, It is Us

By John Pilger On the day President Trump is inaugurated, thousands of writers in the United States will express their indignation.  “In order for us...

Managing Human and Intellectual Capital for Sustaining African Organisations

By Hamid H. Kazeroony, Yvonne du Plessis, Bill Buenar Puplampu In this article, the authors examine the needs of African organisations for human and intellectual...

The Philippines “BRIC” Plan: From Regime Change Ploys to Accelerated Economic Development

By Dan Steinbock While the Obama White House prepared plans for regime change in the Philippines, President Trump is working on an assertive strategy in...

Trumping World Trade

By Dan Steinbock After the inauguration, President Trump has begun to reset the White House trade policies. But the consequences of “America First” stance in...

China’s Emerging Silicon Valley: How and Why Has Shenzhen Become a Global Innovation Centre

By Xiangming Chen and Taylor Lynch Ogan Shenzhen is China’s very own Silicon Valley. Find out how it has become innovative by tracing its rapid...

Life After Trump

By Boris Kagarlitsky Trump’s election is not just a separate random episode of current politics. It is also not an indicator of American exceptionalism. It...

Demonetisation: A Few Disturbing Questions

By Pratip Kumar Datta and Saumya Chakrabarti In this article, the authors discuss the recent demonitisation policy introduced by the Indian government in November...

Trump’s Great Game: Playing Russia Against China

By Dan Steinbock Trump has pledged to reset the White House policies on “America First” basis. In Asia, it may mean an effort to balance...

Why America’s Democrats Lost in 2016 and How They Can Recover

By Allan J. Lichtman In this article the author argues that Obama’s failure to build a strong Democratic Party during his Presidency, and a lack...

The Economy of Dubai

By Raimundo Soto The success of Dubai in using resource rents for economic development and higher welfare, nevertheless, does not rule out the fact that...

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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...

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