In 2001, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change prominently featured the “Hockey Stick,” a chart showing global temperature data over the past one thousand years and how worldwide human activity since the industrial age had raised CO2 levels. The chart became a central icon in the consequent “climate wars.” Michael E. Mann, lead author of the original paper in which the Hockey Stick first appeared, shares the real story of the science and politics behind this controversy.
S P Jain receives four Top 10 rankings: Financial Times, Global MBA Rankings 2012
S P Jain School of Global Management, formerly known as S P Jain Center of Management, places in the Top 10 (in the world) on four parameters in the recently announced Financial Times Global MBA Rankings (2012),
Financial Transformation to Sustain the Arab Firestorm
By Nasser Saidi
The Arab world needs to undertake major structural transformations if it is to effectively address the challenges laid bare by the Arab Firestorm. Greater regional economic & financial integration, the development of local currency financial markets should be high on the agenda of policy makers’ priorities.
Basel I, II, III – We Want It All at Once
The complexity of Basel II and III has reached China. In a revolutionary turn within seven years, the Chinese bank regulator has introduced capital adequacy as the tool of choice for supervision and ensured that banks in the process remain focused on implementing all the pillars of the internationally developed Basel Accords. Will it really make Chinese banks more resilient?
Law and Religion in a Secular Europe
What place do law and religion occupy in European political societies? Do they overlap in such a way that conflict cannot be avoided?
North Rhine-Westphalia: First choice for foreign investors in Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany’s economically strongest federal state, has proven to be a particularly attractive investment location for foreign companies in Germany and Europe for many years. The successful location performance record in 2011 shows once again: “Germany at its best: Nordrhein-Westfalen“.
Immigration Policy and Executive Power at Loose Ends: The Case of the US1
The discretionary powers of the US Presidency have steadily expanded over the course of the 20th century. These powers are especially pertinent to immigration enforcement, which lies under the administrative authority of the Executive Office. This article briefly explains how these powers have been used to shape US immigration policy, but it also observes that, in recent years, they have proved ineffectual as a strategy for advancing the immigration policy interests of the Executive Office.
Welcome to the Post-American World: Barack Obama, US Foreign Policy and the 2012 Election
By Robert Singh
Obama set himself the task of managing America’s decline while retaining primacy in the international order. Yet his substantive achievements have been modest. Ironically, in pursuing a “post-American” foreign policy calibrated to a changed world, Obama has not presided over the renaissance of US leadership he promised. Rather, his foreign policy has hastened a “post-American” world into being.
99 to 1: How Wealth Inequality Is Wrecking the World and What We Can Do About It
At the root of social movements around the world is the emergence, in the last three decades, of extreme inequalities of income, wealth and power. Chuck Collins argues that “we are the 99 percent” is a useful lens to understand these shifts – and that only a program of bold interventions will reserve these troubling trends.
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...
