The Inheritance Paradox: Why Europe’s Productivity Crisis Is a Failure of Asset Utilization
By Sami Mahroum July 1, 2026 The perennial debate regarding European economic competitiveness has reached a fever pitch. As policymakers...
Global Economy
The Digital Frontier: Why the World is Moving to Safeguard Childhood
The fundamental nature of childhood is being rewritten. Where previous generations played in parks, learned in libraries, and forged identities...
The Competitiveness Trap: Why Europe’s Obsession with Austerity and Deregulation is Failing
By Mariana Mazzucato June 30, 2026 In the corridors of power from Brussels to Washington, a familiar, anxious refrain dominates...
The Blue Crisis: Why Water Has Become the World’s Most Undervalued Strategic Asset
For two centuries, the global economic engine has been fueled by the assumption that water is an infinite, low-cost utility....
The Modi Era: Assessing the Transformation of a Nation at a Historical Juncture
By Shashi Tharoor June 30, 2026 On June 10, 2026, a significant milestone was reached in the corridors of power...
The Capital Conundrum: Financing Africa’s Future in an Era of Shrinking Concessionality
By Hippolyte Fofack June 30, 2026 The economic architecture of the African continent stands at a precarious crossroads. As the...
The Great AI Pivot: Navigating the Geopolitical Storm of Algorithmic Governance
By Gabriela Ramos and Emilija Stojmenova Duh June 29, 2026 The recent decision by the Trump administration to impose stringent...
Beyond the Barrel: Rethinking Gulf Security Through Economic Integration
By Adeel Malik and Jamal Ibrahim Haidar June 29, 2026 The traditional security architecture of the Gulf, long underpinned by...
The Crisis of Confidence: Why AI Adoption is Colliding with a Broken Social Contract
By Ngaire Woods June 29, 2026 The rapid ascent of artificial intelligence is no longer just a technological marvel; it...
The Innovation Dilemma: Balancing Global Health Equity with the Future of Cancer Research
In the bustling medical centers of Lagos and Abuja, the disparity between modern medical possibility and clinical reality is stark....
The Existential Void: Why Automation Threatens More Than Just Our Paychecks
By Carl Benedikt Frey June 22, 2026 In the modern world, work is the primary architecture of the human experience....
The Architecture of Entropy: Decoding the Logic Behind Global Instability
By Zaki Laïdi June 24, 2026 The contemporary international landscape is frequently characterized by a sense of breathless, unrelenting volatility....
