The Year of Living Dangerously
By Dan Steinbock
Global Economic Prospects at a Turning Point
The year 2023 represents a turning point. If economic realities guide global...
NFT: Beyond the Hype, There is the Future
By Terence Tse, Andrea Maria Cosentino and Mark Esposito
Non-fungible tokens – much has been said and written about them, but what is the truth?...
The Unwarranted Ukraine Proxy War: A Year Later
By Dr Dan Steinbock
To Russia and Ukraine, the crisis is an existential issue. To the US and NATO, it's a regime-change game. To Europe,...
Equidem Report Fingers Qatar, not European Contractors
By Duggan Flanakin
On November 10, 2022, less than two weeks before the start of the Qatar World Cup, a London-based organization, Equidem, released a...
The Merck Innovation Cup: Inspiring the Next Generation of Scientists
When we launched the Merck Innovation Cup in 2011, none of us was sure about its potential to inspire the next generation of scientists...
How Remote Work is Affecting Real Estate Markets
By Susan Wachter
Work from home (WFH) disrupted real estate markets globally during the pandemic and continues to do so. Geographic shifts in the use...
BlackRock CEO’s Comments About Inflation and Remote Work Show Poor Judgment
By Gleb Tsipursky
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink claimed1 in a recent interview2 with Fox that “we have to get our employees back in the office.”...
The Valuation of Nature after the Pandemic Seeing More Than Instrumental and Intrinsic Values
By Johanna Zoe Hartmann & Michael Palocz-Andresen
The valuation of nature has relied broadly on instrumental and intrinsic values that form a dichotomy, an approach...
Why Did Adidas Wait So Long to Drop Kanye West?
By Dr. Gleb Tsipursky
Adidas does not tolerate antisemitism and any other sort of hate speech… the company has taken the decision to terminate the...
The Ukraine-Russia War and Its Impact on the Global Economy
By Kalim Siddiqui
Introduction
The impact of the war in Ukraine cannot be limited to Europe; it has implications for the global economy. The question is...
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...
