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Rethinking Payment Governance for a Fractured World
In the last two decades, the US financial sanction list has grown into an unwieldy diverse collection of countries, institutions, and individuals. This list...
The Evolving International Order: A Literature Review
"The Liberal International Order is Slowly Coming Apart." The Economist, May 9, 2025.
Ash, Timothy Garton. “Brace for Disorder as Great Power Shifts Begin.” Financial...
The Microchip Cold War: The US-China Power Competition Over NVIDIA
US and China have long competed to become world powers, particularly in the technology sector. Since 2022, the US has systematically restricted the supply...
The Global Development Financing System is at a Crossroads
In a time of great shifts, it is of note that the global development financial system is also at a crossroads and in need...
The costs of the Philippines’ lost decades
Recently, former National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) director general Karl Kendrick Chua said that the Philippines is standing at a “critical juncture” that...
Gibran’s G20 Play to Unlock Africa-Indonesia Powerhouse
What happens when the world's emerging powers stop waiting for permission?
When Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka landed in Johannesburg for the G20 Summit, he...
As the U.S. Retreats from Climate Science, a Private-Sector Data Boom Emerges
A British real estate manager, overseeing around 26 billion euros in assets, sought assistance from Climate X, a London-based data analytics firm, to assess...
Saudi Firm Signs Deal for Chinese Electric Copters, Deepening Tech Partnership in Future Aviation
Saudi Aerospace Solutions (SAS) has signed an agreement to purchase 100 electric helicopters from the Chinese company Vertaxi. This reflects Saudi Arabia's commitment to...
AI’s Billion-Dollar Paradox: Boom or Bubble?
CEO of Alphabet, Sundar Pichai, expressed concern over the potential collapse of the AI boom, stating that no company would remain unscathed, drawing parallels...
As South America Goes Electric, A Notable Brand is Absent: Tesla
In 2019, Peruvian entrepreneur Luis Zwiebach sought to buy a Tesla Model 3 but faced barriers due to the absence of an official Tesla...