Why food estates do more harm than good and must end
The abundance of Indonesia's forest resources today is still far less than what the country possessed decades ago.
The future of work in a post-Covid world
Companies must create a new, human-centric model for the hybrid environment by designing work around employee-driven flexibility, culture connectedness, and human leadership.
Can Bangladesh ensure a soft landing?
Like much of the world, Bangladesh's economy is facing strong headwinds and turbulence.
‘Walkman Syndrome’ afflicts the ruling party and our government
With a Walkman and its headphones, one could go anywhere and yet be cut off from their surroundings.
Return to the dark ages
While the war has ended and there is relative peace, Afghanistan is witnessing a great leap backward as fundamental human rights are severely curtailed.
Dangerous fatalism about a Sino-US war
In the past, a US-China war over Taiwan seemed like a real possibility - but no more than that.
G-20 response to the development of crypto-assets activities
Although crypto assets remain a small part of the overall assets of the global financial system, the growth of crypto-asset activity is very rapid.
Is the US equipped to be a global climate change leader?
The US remains the biggest single cause of the problem since the start of the industrial revolution nearly two centuries ago.
At 75, Pakistan continues to be a crisis-prone state. Why?
Soon after 1947, Pakistan has become a crisis-prone state that faces a political and/or economic crisis every three to four years.
Indigenous groups miscounted in census?
There must be processes in place to ensure that minorities do not experience oppression by being erased from national statistics.