The Macroeconomic Firewall: Why Prearranged Disaster Financing is Asia’s New Strategic Imperative
SINGAPORE — The catastrophic flooding that recently swept through Nepal and Tibet has served as a grim, high-definition…
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The Golden Pivot: Why Gold Has Supplanted the Dollar as the Global Reserve Asset of Choice
By Hippolyte Fofack | September 4, 2026 In a seismic shift that is fundamentally reshaping the architecture of…
The Silicon Paradox: Why Open Societies Must Reject the "China Trap" in AI Regulation
By Yaqiu Wang and Nicholas Bequelin September 4, 2026 The geopolitical narrative surrounding Artificial Intelligence has hardened into…
The Hollow Hull: Why America’s Shipbuilding Renaissance Is Running Aground
By Anne O. Krueger September 4, 2026 The maritime horizon, once dominated by the silhouette of American-made naval…
Beyond the Donor’s Lens: Why Africa Must Reclaim the Power of Evaluation
In the landscape of international development, the current fiscal climate is undergoing a seismic shift. As traditional donor…
The Great Capital Squeeze: How the AI Spending Frenzy Threatens the Global Economy
By Dambisa Moyo September 4, 2026 The global economic landscape is currently being reshaped by a singular, overwhelming…
The Cost of Volatility: Why Predictability Trumps Protectionism in Global Trade
By Jonathan D. Ostry September 3, 2026 In the modern globalized economy, the primary enemy of prosperity is…
Strategic Hedging: India’s Aggressive Trade Diplomacy in the Age of Geopolitical Uncertainty
By Shekhar Aiyar September 3, 2026 In the wake of Donald Trump’s return to the White House, the…
The Reimagined Discipline: How ‘Everyman’ Challenges the Economic Status Quo
By James K. Galbraith September 2, 2026 The legitimacy of economics as both an academic discipline and a…
The Blue Frontier: Can London’s Mission-Oriented Strategy Create a Swimmable City?
For many Londoners, the blistering heatwaves of recent summers have served as a stark reminder of the city’s…
