How Israeli and International Businesses and Financial Institutions Sustain Illegal Occupation

Recently, The Norwegian parliament rejected efforts to tighten rules on its huge sovereign wealth fund investing in companies operating in the West Bank. Despite...

From Algorithms to Empathy: A Global South Framework for Trusted AI Adoption

AI Is Speaking. But Few Understand It. Across the world, governments are racing to publish AI ethics guidelines, build regulatory sandboxes, and draft national AI...

Russia Enhancing its Economic and Investment ties in Africa

Without arguments, Russia plans to boost appreciable economic ties in Africa after holding two Russia-Africa summits and the Ministerial Conference in November 2024. Prior...

The Bear vs. The Panda: The Ultimate Trade War of the Century and its Implications

Tariffs are an economic instrument aimed towards curbing unrestricted imports of foreign goods and strengthening an environment that promotes domestic production of the previously...

From Automation to Exclusion: Rethinking AI Efficiency in the Global South

A Civil Service Transformed: The Case of Hong Kong Hong Kong is currently conducting one of the most significant experiments in applying Artificial Intelligence (AI)...

The Hidden Costs of Flexibility: Digital Inequality and the Gig Worker Reality in Southeast Asia

Is the digital economy truly empowering and inclusive, or is it silently reinforcing new forms of exploitation, masked behind algorithms and convenience? This question grows...

Generative AI: From Technological Innovation to a Transformation of Global Power Structures

In the information age, we are witnessing major transformations that profoundly shape international relations. Among the most significant of these is generative artificial intelligence...

Metric Myopia: When Numbers Mislead Policy

In economic policy discourse, numbers are presumed to speak truth. GDP growth, poverty rates, unemployment figures, and fiscal balances are the dashboards of modern...

How the Global South Can Help the World Govern AI—Before It Becomes a Global Risk

Why the Margins Matter Global conversations about AI governance have largely been dominated by frameworks and philosophies forged in the Global North—where regulatory priorities are...

The Anti-Job Creation Syndrome

The anti-job creation syndrome: how job-seeker mindsets are collapsing free economies. Economic development without entrepreneurialism is economic destruction. Hence, there is no political power without...

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