International
Mainstream media misses the story on Obama-Xi summit
Pick up a newspaper or turn on the television and it is hard to escape the coverage of President Obama and President Xi’s summit meeting in California over the weekend.
Militarized Multinationals Fill the Gap in State Security
Guest blogger Christopher Jackson writes on how the decline in state security forces is leaving the private sector to provide its own security. Since the 1990s, Immanuel Kant’s perpetual peace thesis,
10 Unexpected but Well-Governed Countries
Everyone knows that the Scandinavian countries have great welfare systems, low levels of corruption and highly responsive governments. Just as everyone knows that Singapore and Hong Kong have incredibly efficient
Mobile penetration linked to political stability
Investors should look at mobile penetration not only as an infrastructural asset but also as a predictor of political stability. The importance of the rapid growth of the mobile telecommunications
Investing in Food Amidst Volatility
GRI talks agribusiness and commodities with Karl-Axel Lindgren of City University London. Come take a look at food futures and investing in the industry. Commodity trading has been a hit
Climate change is the ultimate prisoners’ dilemma
The difficulty in rallying disparate nations to collectively fight against climate change demonstrates that the issue is the ultimate prisoners dilemma. Global climate change has been on the international agenda
How protectionist will the upcoming EU-US trade agreement be?
Will the upcoming EU-US trade agreement follow a protectionist path, or will liberalizing forces push for greater concessions from the pact’s members. “Everything is on the table, […] we should
Educational détente in the UK toward Latin America
The United Kingdom’s attempts to charm Latin American trade relationships is hampered by its rigid visa restrictions that alienate foreign students who are key to longer-term investments and much needed short-term
Lead, Engage and Balance: U.S strategic options for integrating China
The Asia-Pacific’s place at the forefront of economic growth relies on the maintenance of order that may be inhibited by the weakening of U.S. unipolarity and the rise of hegemonic
3 social media tools to predict elections
Egypt’s elections suffered from a lack of traditional polling methods. Could analyzing social media predict the outcome of future elections? Many Americans followed the run up to the recent Egyptian
