The Strategic Significance of Central Asia
By David Denoon
The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 led to the creation of five newly independent states in Central Asia: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,...
eColonialism Theory: How Trends are Changing the World
By Thomas L. McPhail
In this information age, new trends and ways of doing things have changed dramatically. From work, to school, to entertainment and...
The Zero Marginal Cost Society: The Internet of Things, the Collaborative Commons and...
By Jeremy Rifkin
The third Industrial Revolution is on its way. New York Times
The New Competition: Brands from Emerging Markets
By Jan-Benedict E.M. Steenkamp
In an article adapted from Brand Breakout: How Emerging Market Brands Will Go Global, Jan-Benedict E.M. Steenkamp argues that emerging market...
The Rise of the Petroyuan and the Slow Erosion of Dollar Hegemony
By Flynt Leverett and Hillary Mann Leverett
For seventy years, one of the critical foundations of American power has been the dollar’s standing as the...
Is China Buying the World?
By Peter Nolan
China’s ‘catch-up’ has been one of the most remarkable aspects of the era of capitalist globalisation. Below, Peter Nolan argues that the...
Nurturing a Successful Business Through a Stable and Ethical System
An Interview with Mr. Ahmet Kudsi Arslan, CEO and Chairman of the Management Board, KT Bank AG
As the first bank in Germany and the...
Entry Strategies for Middle Eastern Markets
By Tim Rogmans
Despite political turbulence, Middle Eastern markets provide great opportunities for international investors. The region’s advantages include its location at the crossroads of...
China Looks West: What Is at Stake in Beijing’s “New Silk Road” Project
Flynt Leverett, Hillary Mann Leverett and Wu Bingbing
Not even two years into what will almost certainly be a ten-year tenure as China’s president, Xi...
The World Bank and Neoliberalism: Continuity and Discontinuity in the Making of an Agenda
By Howard Stein
Since the latter part of the 1990s the World Bank has increasingly claimed its main focus is on poverty reduction and development....
EDITOR'S PICK OF THE WEEK
Military Intelligence: The Future of Trust Between Allies
By Joseph Mazur
I have no idea what Signal is. I don’t care what Signal is ... All I can tell you is it’s just a witch hunt, and it’s the only thing the press...
