A Past of Brilliance and 21st Century Hopes: Should You Invest in Russia?
By Walter C. Clemens, Jr.
The decline in Russia’s cultural creativity under post-Communist as well as Soviet rule belongs to a larger syndrome that emits...
Dividends – Everything you know is wrong!
By David Hogarty
The world is constantly changing. We see it all the time. Yesterday’s league leaders become today’s relegation battlers. Alternative misfits become mainstream...
Containing the Coronavirus: Chinese Lessons
By Dan Steinbock
Despite containment in China, international response against the coronavirus has been lagging. So, what can be learned from the Chinese experience?
As the...
Genetic Technology in the Global Economic Environment
By Richard C. Jennings
Below, Richard C. Jennings looks at the use of modern genetic technologies of plant breeding for increasing agricultural productivity. The author...
A Golden Opportunity?
By Andy Simpson
Since 2009, there has been a 192.6% increase in volumes of Single Malt Scotch Whisky (SMSW) sold at auction in the UK,...
Coaching: A Tailored Approach to Talent Development
A growing number of organisations are cultivating in-house coaching programs to achieve their talent-development goals. According to the 2012 International Coach Federation Global Coaching...
99 to 1: How Wealth Inequality Is Wrecking the World and What We...
By Chuck Collins
At the root of social movements around the world is the emergence, in the last three decades, of extreme inequalities of income,...
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...
An Unsettling New Normal for India-Pakistan Relations
By Michael Kugelman and Vandana Seth
In the coming months, all-out war between the two nuclear-armed rivals is unlikely. However, prolonged tensions are ensured while...
Singapore as an ASEAN Asset Management Hub
By Francis Koh and Boris Liedtke
Singapore like other ASEAN countries is also confronted with the universal challenge of retirement funding. Nonetheless, the authors argue...