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Next Debt Crisis Might Affect Emerging Market Corporate Sector

January 26, 2017
Global debt has reached $217 trillion, equal to a record 325 percent of global gross domestic product. “High levels of debt do not in themselves indicate an impending crisis,” explains Anthony Rowley, author and long-time business editor. “But when a dramatic surge in borrowing is followed by a...

Shelter for an Aging World

June 13, 2019
The proportion of the world’s population that is 65 years and older has nearly doubled since 1960 and is expected to double again for the most populous countries of China, India and the United States before 2050. The world is aging due to a decline in fertility rates and improved health care, and...

Corporations as Good Global Citizens

April 8, 2003
Global corporate social responsibility (CSR) is often agreed about in theory, and has informed the policy of some governments. However, its implementation is still far from ideal. While some countries make no effort to promote CSR, even the ones that do have left the terms of compliance uncertain....

Internet Stirs Activism in Vietnam

May 11, 2012
The quick connections and passion forged over the internet challenge authoritarian governments worldwide. Vietnam is no exception. Social media and blogs connect social activists as well as the diaspora, reports Huong Nguyen, research fellow at the Center for Constitutional Democracy at the Indiana...

The New Ukrainian Exceptionalism

June 23, 2015
Ukraine struggles to survive as an independent nation against external and internal forces – Russia, the powerful neighbor next door, and Russian sympathizers throughout eastern Ukraine. “Russian-backed aggression, relentless propaganda and meddling in Ukraine’s domestic politics have pushed many...

Putin at 20

January 9, 2020
A nation is most powerful when its ability to influence others is sustainable. Systems that place power in the hands of a single individual are vulnerable. Vladimir Putin has led his country for two decades through daunting challenges. “During the 1990s, Russia endured a profound systemic crisis...

An Alternative to Boycotts or Divestment for Israel

May 26, 2016
French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault invited international leaders to Paris on May 30 to make plans for reviving the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. Peace and economic security go hand in hand. Israel is thriving despite boycotts by some European countries while the economic outlook is...

The Balance: Economic Impact of Rising Sea Levels

April 5, 2018
Sea levels are rising, and 25 percent of the rise since 1880 has occurred during the last two decades. An increase of a few inches may not seem dramatic, but the economic impacts are expected to be immense. “Higher levels will affect the eight of the world's largest cities that are near a...
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