Economics

It is striking to see news that some African leaders and exporters express optimism about the extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). It is jarring to see international press coverage (citing, for example, the Financial Times and Reuters) portraying the current AGOA…

After the extended Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting on September 24 in Bihar, a resolution was passed slamming the ruling BJP- led central government that it has failed in all fronts. Why is the Congress party alleging so? Why is…

As the geopolitical situation intensifies, with U.S. President Donald Trump imposing huge trade tariffs to either restrict or regulate export transactions to the United States, African leaders and entrepreneurs have mounted critical efforts to re-negotiate the extension of AGOA, which…

Some believe that Donald Trump actually wants to end the war in Ukraine. Others believe he’s as belligerent as his predecessors. Who’s right? Perhaps a bit of both. He may have wanted to end American involvement in the war in…

What appears to be a mere technological rivalry between Huawei and NVIDIA is, in reality, the tangible expression of a civilizational bifurcation. This essay argues that the competitive advantage announced by Huawei on September 18, 2025, does not primarily reside…

Many Americans today do not fully understand the depth of the problem facing the United States. Yet, if they looked into their own households, they would see that the situation cannot be sustained much longer. The average U.S. household now…

The global balance of power is undergoing a profound and accelerated transformation, shifting its economic and strategic center of gravity from the West toward the East. This realignment, echoing Hegel’s dialectic view of history, is being dramatically hastened by recent…

by Dimitra Staikou “Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.” With these words from the Gita, Robert Oppenheimer realized that his creation, which began as a promise of scientific progress, had been transformed into an instrument of mass…

In a strategic effort to tackle climate change and advance towards a more sustainable economy, China has issued an official directive to expand and consolidate its National Emissions Trading System (ETS) by 2030. This pioneering system, currently focused mainly on…

It seems like just yesterday, I was on my school’s campus having meetings with administrators, voicing demands to cut ties with Israel. Whether that was cancelling their study abroad trip to Israel or divesting from zionist institutions, the movement to…