Being a Woman in Turkey and in the Middle East

What did the Arab Spring do for the rights of women in the Middle East? And how can the West help?

Read more »

Reflections on Doing Business in India and China

How do the realities of doing business in India and China reflect on those countries’ abilities to cultivate talent and new technologies?

Read more »

Readying Europe for This Global Age

Does Sweden’s Foreign Minister see Europe as ready to do its part to contribute to global prosperity and stability?

Read more »

China and the End of the End of History

Could the Western democratic system be only a transitory phenomenon in the long history of humankind?

Read more »

China’s Future: Does Governance Really Matter?

Just how important are improvements in domestic governance for China’s future development?

Read more »

Tobacco: The Opium War of the 21st Century?

Does the Chinese obsession with smoking have its roots in British trade policy?

Read more »

The China-Japan-Korea Triangle

Do the ghosts of Northeast Asia’s past imperil the region’s future stability and prosperity?

Read more »

Putting Finance Back in the Box

What can be done to make finance serve interests of the real economy?

Read more »

America’s Consumer Democracy Versus China’s Modern Mandarinate

Are the consumer democracies of the West becoming ungovernable, while authoritarian China moves into the future?

Read more »

How Countries Compare on Corruption

Which major emerging nation is perceived to have the most corruption in its public sector?

Read more »