Has globalisation ended? Goods, capital, technology and production still move across borders, it is accounted for 46.3 per cent of world trade in the latest WTO assessment [1], close to its recent peak. Global value chains remain embedded in the world economy, what is ending is the assumption that companies can organise themselves primarily around … More Everyone Wants Global Business, But on Their Own Terms
FIFA’s plan to bring private investors into the company to manage its major competitions has been described as either a bold development programme or selling football’s soul from the people to billionaires. The World Cup is already a vast commercial operation built on broadcasting rights, sponsorship, ticketing, hospitality and licensing. Investors in theory would not … More The People Built the World Cup, Why Should Investors Own Its Growth?
China’s rare earth controls are becoming a case for how economic power works in a more fragmented world. Beijing has learned how to turn concentrated industrial capacity into diplomatic leverage, while keeping its measures framed as lawful export controls, national security protection, and dual-use regulation. The result is a new form of “geoeconomic pressure”, which … More The Cheap Supplier is Not the Safe One: How China’s Rare Earth Controls would Reorder Global Supply Chains
The new normal after Covid-19 will alter the way we live. How will it affect our lifestyle, government and the fashion industry? … More The New Normal: How Would Life Changes After Covid-19?
The Siren of Novgorod 