Civilised Cities: A New Model of Sustainable Urbanisation with Chinese Characteristics
By Bao Zonghao
The title of the civilised city, which is awarded every three years since 2005, has been the highest comprehensive accolade for Chinese...
What the Iran Nuclear Deal Means – and What it Doesn’t
By Scott Lucas
Iran and the 5+1/E3+3 Powers (US, Britain, France, Germany, China, and Russia) have at last completed a comprehensive nuclear agreement after years...
Recasting International Development in a Post-Recessionary World
By Stephen McCloskey and Gerard McCann
Globalisation has been a mixed blessing for international development. Below, Stephen McCloskey and Gerard McCann argue that greater resilience...
Globalization And Systemic Risk
By Ian Goldin and Mike Mariathasan
For most of the world’s growing number of inhabitants, greater connectivity has been a blessing. The world is connected;...
After the Greek Referendum: Into Uncharted Waters
By Dan Steinbock
The triumph of the “no” vote in the Greek referendum was not a mandate for Grexit, but a new starting-point to talks....
Helping Disabled Youth Get Good Jobs
By Aneel Karnani, Kevin McKague, & Meera Shenoy
People with disabilities comprise the world’s largest minority group and they face significant barriers to employment. But...
Sovereigns In The American Courtroom:
What Tools Do Judges Have In The United States To Compel Compliance When A Foreign Sovereign Behaves Badly?
By Theresa Bowman and Charles Camp
As the...
Saudi Arabia’s Yemen Offensive, Iran’s “Proxy” Strategy, and the Middle East’s New “Cold War”
By Flynt Leverett and Hillary Mann Leverett
Riyadh’s war in Yemen marks a dramatic escalation in its efforts to roll back Iran’s rising influence in the Middle East. Saudi...
The Origins of Business
By Keith Roberts
This essay outlines how business entities began and grew to become the recognizable ancestors of modern business. It suggests that deliberate innovation and marketing are...
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...
