Comment & Opinion - Columnists Archives

27 November 2018
After World Forum for Democracy talks about creating safe spaces in cyberspace, we asked five delegates this difficult and pressing question. How to create safe spaces in…
26 November 2018
The impact of new technology on children and new forms of media is a constant area of concern among policy makers and educators (as well as among parents!) During US-based ‘…
26 November 2018
Our statistical tests indicate a clear BRIC-effect in markets for short-term portfolio equity investments, but not in markets for long-term foreign direct investments. The…
23 November 2018
Artificial intelligence (AI) is quickly becoming a critical component in how government, business and citizens defend themselves against cyber attacks. Starting with technology…
22 November 2018
Rhodes Must Fall: The Struggle to Decolonise the Racist Heart of Empire. Edited by Roseanne Chantiluke, Brian Kwoba and Athinagamso Nkopo. Zed Books…
21 November 2018
Duncan Green on the potential of technology to revitalise trade unions.  The Economist never ceases to surprise and inform. This week’s issue carries an excellent special report …
20 November 2018
Haixin Dang and Joshua Habgood-Coote strike a note of caution over a new journal that allows academics to publish papers on controversial topics under a pseudonym.  Roland Barthes…
16 November 2018
Trade and technology present an opportunity when they are able to leverage existing capabilities, and thereby provide a more direct and reliable path to development. When they…
15 November 2018
The rise of populism and ‘illiberal democracies’ are often viewed as a reaction to the failure of liberal capitalism to meet the needs of citizens. For Andrea Lorenzo…
14 November 2018
How we can develop global and local ecosystems to create, upscale and sustain entrepreneurial endeavours that contribute to the social good. Although each and every country has…