Comment & Opinion - Columnists Archives

12 September 2013
Cornelius Adebahr sounds a note of caution for those hoping to use history as analogy in the case of Syria. Let’s start with the banalities: Syria is not Iraq, Obama is not…
05 September 2013
Karl Muth explains why recycling the old is far from a new idea. In 2004, Chrysler launched the 300C saloon (which did not, unlike its 1960’s predecessors, have 300…
12 August 2013
Brian Stoddart examines the possible directions of the emerging economic powerhouse and what they may mean for onlookers. Now that Manmohan Singh’s Congress-led United Progressive…
31 July 2013
I remember, and fondly, walking with my mother from the old promenade in Wan Chai westward toward King George V Park. It is a fascinating walk that millions of people have taken,…
25 July 2013
Martha Molfetas questions the wisdom of the oil industry’s current search for exploitable reserves. After turmoil hit Somalia in 1991, oil firms, aid groups, and even embassies…
24 July 2013
In this blog post and video, Andy Sumner examines Indonesia’s remarkable growth and speculates on what may be possible by 2025. As is well known Indonesia has achieved…
23 July 2013
I recently finished writing an article for a law journal on the anti-homosexuality law in Uganda. It focuses on the evolution of this law from a legislative history standpoint,…
21 June 2013
Once upon a time, gentrification meant the import of yuppies into areas previously inhabited by working-class people. Yuppies (a term used so freely that many forget it was…
20 June 2013
Global consumption grew by $10 trillion from 1990 to 2010. So the $10 trillion question is who benefited and how much? In a new paper we explore who have been the winners and…
18 June 2013
Last Friday, Iranians did what no one expected them to do: They flocked to the polling stations in great numbers and elected the ‚moderate’ candidate, Hassan Rouhani, as the…