Indonesia might be trapped in Chinese debt with the BRI
Indonesia, with its decreasing ability to pay foreign debts, might get trapped in Chinese debt with the implementation of the Belt and Road Initiative. By Dr. Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat and Dendy In...
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Mega Economies of Tomorrow: Indonesia’s Way Up
Challenges and prospects for Indonesia's growth. By Dharendra Wardhana. (04/30/2019)
America’s opportunity to show solidarity (in action) with Sri Lanka
The Board of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) will review a proposed $480 million compact with Sri Lanka this week. Supporting it will show solidrity in the wake of the recent terrorist ...
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Japan - A Quiet Geo-Economic Giant
The state of Japan and prospects moving ahead. By Dr. Masahiro Matsumara. (04/06/2019)
MCC 2.0: A new approach to take America's premier global development agency through and beyond 2020
A vision of MCC 2.0 that represents an approach to practically reorient the agency toward greater relevance and effectiveness. By Mumukshu Patel. (02/27/2018)
The Return of Good Policies for Bad Reasons: Populism and Industrial Policy
In a world where people are disillusioned by the status quo, can industrial policy present alternatives that re-empower governments to mold and direct their economies? By Amanda Janoo. (...
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The Demise of NAFTA – Canada’s Silver Lining
What's the fallout in Canada from recent NAFTA rumblings from President Trump? By Dr. Bruce Mabley. (05/04/2017)
Paging Gov. Beasley: Will the World Food Program face a famine or flourish under American budget cut
The WFP needs to flourish in these trying times to control world hunger and thirst. New Executive Director Gov. David Beasley needs to do just that. By M. Patel. (03/29/2017)
Let’s shatter the glass ceiling for women in global banking
On this International Women’s Day, we can start to begin the end of male dominance of MDBs: let’s shatter the glass ceiling for women in global MBD banking. By M. Patel. (03/08/2017)
Better Yielding, Better Living: Sustainable Agricultural Productivity in the 2030 agenda
Food production must be doubled to feed a global population of nine billion by 2050. Author presents efforts needed to meet that goal. By Mumukshu Patel. (10/07/2015)
Some Applications of Non Equilibrium Thermodynamics Thinking to Current Geopolitical Issues
In recent decades, there has been a development of several related concepts, some under the category of thermodynamics, which may be applied, to some degree, to the current geopolitical scene. ...
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The Future of Turkey after the Last Elections: the Kurdish question and the economic outlook
Where does Turkey stand after its last parliamentary elections? By Diego Del Priore. (moderndiplomacy.eu, 07/29/2015)
As the APEC meeting approaches, Japan has backed off its stance on the Senkaku-Diaoyu dispute. By Mikala Sorenson. (Global Risk Insights,11/12/2014)Read More...
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Will outside conflict hurt Poland’s economic growth?
Analysis of the effect of the Russia-Ukraine conflict on the Polish economy. By Brian Daigle (10/22/2014, Read More...
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The Northern Sea Route: Passage to a Sea of Opportunities
What are the advantages and challenges of a Northern Sea Route? Plenty, says author. By Ajay Anil Cherian .(10/13/2014)
Europe – the letzte Mensch or Übermensch, the new Byzantium or declining Rome
The recently released IMF’s World Economic Outlook brings discouraging news for many. What does it mean the Europe? By Prof. Anis H. Bajrektarevic. (10/10/2014)