INFRASTRUCTURE
As Japan readies to host the leaders of G20 nations on June 28-29 in Osaka, it has signaled its resolve to tackle an aspect of…
ANALYSIS
- by Motoko Aizawa, Observatory for Sustainable Infrastructure
ECONOMY
It is no exaggeration to say that the escalation of the trade war has put the likelihood of a new global recession triggered by the…
ANALYSIS
- by George Magnus, China Centre, Oxford University, and the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London
SOCIAL MEDIA
Social media has the potential to make us feel worse about ourselves because we have a natural tendency to make social comparisons. So in order…
ANALYSIS
- by Danielle Wagstaff, Federation University
FINANCE
With volatility often cited as one of the greatest barriers to cryptoasset adoption, stable-value coins pegged to common units of account such United States dollars…
ANALYSIS
- by Daniel Wang and Matthew Finestone, Loopring
INFRASTRUCTURE
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), adopted by United Nations member states in 2015, seek to promote social and economic development while recognizing environmental limits. But…
ANALYSIS
- by Bradley Hiller, Global Sustainability Institute
FINANCE
The initial coin offering (ICO) has become a viable if controversial means of raising capital and growing a user base for start-ups around the world.…
ANALYSIS
- by Arnat Leemakdej, Thammasat University, and Chiraphol N. Chiyachantana, Singapore Management University
INCLUSIVENESS
Regardless of how an individual racially or ethnically self-identifies, they will see a DNA test result showing multiple divisions in their bloodline, simplified by many…
ANALYSIS
- by Yinghong Cheng, Delaware State University
INCLUSIVENESS
In July 2018, the European Commission imposed a fine of €4.34 billion on the U.S. internet company Google for breaching E.U. antitrust rules. Specifically, Google…
ANALYSIS
- by Anupam Manur, Takshashila Institution
ENVIRONMENT
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) distinguishes itself by being a laggard in terms of renewable energy deployment...
INSIGHT
- by Assaad Razzouk, Sindicatum Renewable Energy
DEMOCRACY
Following shocking revelations in the wake of the Brexit referendum and Donald Trump’s election, the terms “fake news factories” and “troll armies” entered the global…
ANALYSIS
- by Jonathan Corpus Ong, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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