Move and Counter-move
T he world has always been an inquisitive olio of kaleidoscopic diplomacy. After the World War-1 we saw how nations toggled between...
Spurred by patent and trademark applications in China, global innovation flies high
G lobal innovation is soaring as the 2015 edition of a United Nations agency on intellectual property report reveals that 2.9 million patent...
Uplifting Sustainable Development: The integrative improvement institutes project
T he word “sustainable” has acquired many meanings in recent years. However, in essence, the word means “able to keep going” and it...
Trump-o-nomics
A s it happened, the unimaginable, the least possible, a threat to some, and a concern for others. Aye, I talk about the...
Historical Origins of the French School of Economic Warfare
H istorically speaking, the promotion of intelligence culture in France has been required to clash with both a problematical and controversial linguistic orientation...
What to do about the Euro
A fter the North American subprime crisis, European countries suffered two simultaneous shocks: the customers of those "toxic" assets - mainly European assets...
International Cooperation towards the future: Achieving Governance
I n our actual international scenario, international relations play a key role, not just to prevent conflicts but also to foster development and...
Side Effects of a Difficult Transition
Since China’s rise to the rank of second world economy in 2014, there is no country or industry on the planet that is not...
Just what DOES the Federal Trade Commission Antitrust Division DO Anymore?
It appears that yet again, once more, Obama-appointee FTC Antitrust Chairwoman Edith Ramirez is asleep at her desk. Previously she was grilled about apparently...
The (Trans-Siberian train of) Heartland or (Mare Liberum of) Rimland? Mega structures for the next century
This year marks the centenary of the creation of the legendary Trans-Siberian railway of Russia. By an ironic twist of fate, this falls right...