COVID-19 origins, science and media, facts and fantasies
By Dr. Dan Steinbock
Recently, the joint WHO-China team released its report. Despite a year of politicized infodemic, much of the international media coverage shunned...
Influential Books About Women Empowerment and Being Your Own Boss
Since the 1700s to the 2010s, there has been a steady and healthy abundance of fictional, theoretical, and critical literary works all revolving around...
Are Inflation Alarm Bells Ringing True?
By Graham Vanbergen
There are numerous reports in the US, EU and UK about the spectre of rising inflation, with world renowned economists disagreeing...
Meghan-Harry’s Oprah Interview is changing the way we think about vulnerability
A little over 17 million Americans watched Meghan Markle and Prince Harry bare their souls on national television with talk show goddess Oprah Winfrey,...
In 2021, Women Are Still Changing The World
After a year like no other filled with unwelcomed viruses and isolated lockdowns, 2021 is a breath of fresh air with women who are...
The Importance of Industrialisation in Developing Countries
By Dr. Kalim Siddiqui
I. Introduction
This article also draws upon the East Asian economies’ abilities to allocate resources to stimulate industries and technological development. Despite...
Vaccine inequality: A new beginning or another missed opportunity?
By Dr. Dan Steinbock
Last year, four major opportunities to battle COVID-19 were missed. If vaccine inequality will prevail in the coming months, that would...
Agriculture, Sustainable Development, and Government Policy in Developing Countries
By Dr. Kalim Siddiqui
I. Introduction
Bandung Conference (1955) in Indonesia was the first large meeting of leaders from newly independent countries from Asia and Africa,...
Vaccine Nationalism Is a Multilateral, Neocolonial Failure
By Dr. Dan Steinbock
In the coming months, vaccine nationalism is likely to compound COVID-19 economic damage and penalize more lives. It reflects the utter...
Merricks v Mastercard: after nearly four years of highs and lows, the Supreme Court...
By Gurpreet Chhokar
Special thank you to Simon de Broise, Senior Associate at Collyer Bristow, for his contribution to this article.
In a hotly anticipated ruling,...
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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...
