The Struggle for Brazil – and Against the BRICS
By Dan Steinbock
While international media focuses on Brazil’s mass demonstrations against corruption, efforts behind the façade precipitate regime change, restoration of a pre-Lula order,...
Understanding Corporate Credibility in Repeated Game between Enterprise and Stakeholders
By Zonghao Bao and Han Wang
This article investigates whether and how the interaction and repeated game between enterprise and stakeholders can influence corporate credibility...
Rejuvenating the European Economy: The Role of Islamic Finance
By Sohail Jaffer
Commenting on the sharp decline in European banks’ share prices in the early weeks of 2016, which it described as a “concern”,...
People Are Likening the Next Philippine President to Donald Trump. Here’s Why.
By Walden Bello
A hapless elite, an angry electorate, and a brash front-runner with little regard for democratic norms: The latest Philippine election sounds a...
The Convenient Choice: Investing in Solutions for a Better Future
Sasja Beslik is Head of Responsible Investments at Nordea Assets Management, one of the leading asset managers in Europe when it comes to developing...
Duterte’s Pragmatic Agenda for the Philippines
By Dan Steinbock
While the Aquino reforms ignited great progress in the Philippines, the new president will favor inclusive growth and greater pragmatism in foreign...
The Brand Trump
By Glyn Atwal and Douglas Bryson
Donald Trump is one of the most divisive and polarising political figures in modern history, seemingly set to win...
US 2016 Election Is a Global Risk
By Dan Steinbock
As America is struggling amid a historical protest election, the political risk could undermine US economic rebound and the lingering global economic...
Learning to Live in the World Instead of Ruling It
By John Grant
So how should Americans live in this new world? That’s the crossroads we’re at, the question at hand. Some advocate a very...
Can the Next Philippine President Keep the Economy Growing?
By Dan Steinbock
While the Aquino reforms have ignited great progress, the next Philippine president will be more independent in critical economic, political, and military...
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...
