North America: Canada – Political Upset Ushers in New Era
Around this time last year, a Canadian TV station ran a poll and found that most of the population thought the country’s politics grey...
North America: New Canadian Realities and Assorted Trans-Oceanic Rivalries
Canadian voters have been in a rather rebellious mood since the early 2010s when voters in Saskatchewan ousted the long-ruling and progressive New Democratic...
Paul Collier: Studying the Causes and Effects of Mass Migration
Sir Paul Collier CBE (Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) specialises in the political, economic, and developmental plight of countries...
World Bank Group: Are Stars Aligning for Clean-Energy Financing?
One of the biggest bangs on the opening day of the Paris COP21 climate summit was without doubt the dual announcements by the Breakthrough...
Margaret Hodge: The Scourge of Tax Dodgers
The pinnacle of Margaret Hodge’s four decades in public life has arguably been the five years spent as the very high profile scourge of...
Nick Clegg: A Heart That Will Yet Be Sorely Missed
As David Cameron was celebrating his party’s astonishing victory at the polls on May 8, his former coalition partner Nick Clegg delivered a mournful...
Adora Svitak: Precociously Opinionated
“Since the age of four, I’ve been exploring what I can do with the written word: everything from championing literacy to raising awareness about...
Professor Robert Winston: A Polymath with Faith
It takes a rare talent to straddle science and the arts, but Professor Robert Winston can lay claim to this fame. A pioneer in...
Grant Thornton UAE: Islamic Finance Oil Prices Impact
Modern banks started offering Islamic finance in the mid-1970s. At the time, there were major developments in the Muslim world such as the oil...
Europe: Bewildered and a Little Bewitched
Much of the focus of this winter’s World Economic Forum will fall upon Europe. For it is here where commentators expect the issues that...
Ernst & Young: Argentina – New Government and Expected Tax Measures
In November 22, 2015 Argentine voters elected a new president who will hold office for the next four years as of December 10. The...
Jan Pronk: It Takes More than Good Intentions
The government of Sudan declared Jan Pronk persona non grata in October 2006, summoning the UN special envoy to pack his bags and leave...