How diplomacy replaced oil as the new ‘prize’ in the Middle East
Thirty years ago, the consensus of many analysts looking at the Middle East from the West was that oil in...
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Global economy under threat as trade experts warn against ‘friendshoring’
Too much business with friends may be the enemy of growth. That's the warning from the World Trade Organization (WTO)...
Economic unrest the biggest security hazard facing companies in Europe
Economic unrest is expected to be the biggest security-impacting hazard businesses in Europe will face in the coming year. According...
War is expensive both on and off the battlefield
When asked to describe war, Union General William T. Sherman noted that “War is cruelty, and you cannot refine it.”...
Survey: Geopolitical risks are a top global threat to businesses
Businesses see geopolitical tensions as the biggest threat to the global economy right now, according to the latest survey by...
Unilever accused of ‘sponsoring war’ over Russia sales
Unilever, the food giant that prides itself on its “social purpose”, has been named “an international sponsor of war” by...
Is the World Ready for the Next Generation of Soros?
In the world of social and political philanthropy, perhaps no one is larger than Hungarian-born hedge fund titan George Soros....
How conservatives ‘lost’ corporate America
The anti-ESG movement exists because most right-wing people missed how the political left turned corporate America ‘woke’—until it was too...
Could Beijing’s anti-spy campaign dampen its reopening efforts?
A recent raid by Chinese authorities on a Chinese consultancy firm relating to national security sends a signal to the...
Asia and Australia target greenwashing as companies risk penalties
Globally, greenwashing is in the spotlight, with U.N. experts issuing a warning at last year's COP27 climate summit about its...
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