Making Trade Easier Supports Sustainable Development
By Attila Jámbor
The TRADE4SD project explored how trade can contribute to sustainable development when supported by fair and coherent policies. While trade enables growth,...
International Financial Institutions and Western Hegemony: Debt, Austerity, and the Exploitation of the Global...
By Dr. Kalim Siddiqui
International financial institutions—namely the IMF and the World Bank—serve as instruments of Western financial dominance. Through the enforcement of Structural Adjustment...
Kazakhstan’s Digital Revolution: From e-Government to AI Superpower
By 2025, Kazakhstan has emerged as a regional frontrunner in digital transformation – not only in fintech and IT exports, but also in the...
Geopolitics and the Persistence of Global Uneven Development: A Critical Analysis
By Dr. Kalim Siddiqui
Geopolitics continues to shape patterns of global inequality, reinforcing structural imbalances across nations and regions. Dr. Kalim Siddiqui explores how imperialism,...
Aligning Purpose with Profit: Unlocking the Power of ESG for Global Impact
By Christopher Burke
As the world races toward the 2030 deadline for the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), progress is faltering across key areas including...
Terrorism: What Does It Want, What Could It Achieve, and How Can We Stop...
By Joseph Mazur
Terrorism comes in many diverse forms, from aims of a revolution, to fights for independence, to revenge. "Revenge for what?" we might...
Aid in Decline: Rethinking Overseas Development Assistance in a Changing World
By Christopher Burke
Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) has long been a cornerstone of international cooperation aimed at reducing poverty, improving livelihoods and fostering sustainable development...
Trends and Prospects of De-Dollarization in the Rapidly Changing Global Economy (Part One)
By Dr Kalim Siddiqui
The rise of the US dollar to become the globally preferred currency for trade and financial transactions was a carefully orchestrated game...
How International Aid Fails and Succeeds — Why Some Programmes Work and Others Don’t
By Zhenglin (Alex) Li
International aid refers to assistance provided by one or multiple countries or organisations to another country, often with no expectation of...
Pacific Small-Island States as Part of “the Others”: A Microcosmic Exhibition and Reflection of...
By John Louis B. Benito, LPT MA
If one would take reading international affairs as a pleasurable endeavor, the emphasis would understandably be on the...
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...
