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Is the Nigeria vs P&ID case the Empire’s Last Stand?
By Brian Brivati
The laws of international trade and investment arbitration have been weighted heavily against developing and emerging economies and in favour of developed...
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The Discovery Institute Commentary on the 2020 U.S. Election
Since the founding of the Discovery Institute in 1990, its home state of Washington has supported the democratic presidential candidate in every election. Regardless...
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Over the last few months, almost all countries in the world have been faced with the challenge of how to handle...
Australian Regulator Wastes Millions on “Overly Aggressive” Crusade Against Job Creator GetSwift
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The Importance of Consumption Policy During Recession
By He Jun
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Be a Fool! It’s What Crisis Leadership Really Needs
By David De Cremer
It’s hard to see a crisis coming. Crisis situations usually arrive at moments we do not expect it and as a...
Dare more AI, Germany!
By Olaf Groth, Tobias Straube and Toni Kaatz-Dubberke
We are in the middle of a cognitive revolution. Germany must be more ambitious with its strategy...
UK Government propose £4.3 billion investment in Education
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The Five Paradoxes of Brexit
By David De Cremer
Brexit – despite all the promises made – is not necessarily about creating a better economic future for the country but...
A Magna Carta for Inclusivity and Fairness in the Global AI Economy
By Olaf Groth, Mark Nitzberg and Mark Esposito
Machine meritocracy is here. In this article, the authors elaborate on questions of inclusivity, fairness, and governance....
United Airlines, Artificial Intelligence, and Donald Trump: Reawakening Values in the Era...
By Avi Liran and Simon L. Dolan
Society has evolved and not all aspects of our lives were able to cope up with the changes...
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What Leaders Can Learn from Both Clinton and Trump
By Katharina Balazs
When connecting with an audience, Hillary Clinton leads with the head while Donald Trump comes from the heart: both hold lessons for...
Is it really so bad to have a business mogul as president?
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Donald Trump’s image as a street fighter offering a voice to the disenfranchised propelled him to victory in the US election....
Election Postmortem – The Leadership System
By Barbara Kellerman
Impossible to make much sense of what happened – President-elect Donald Trump – so soon after the fact. But when the history...
5 Ways Trump or Clinton Could Make Government Run More Like a Business
By Howard Schweitzer
Applying business concepts to government is not a fantasy. With the right leader, a heavy dose of patience and good ideas, government...
Enemy within
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UK – the most undemocratic democracy
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Days of Glory past
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It Pays to be Nice
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The Illusion of Choice
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A Tale of Two Cities
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