People today often emphasize differences, such as those between countries, races, cultures and social systems. It's the existence of such differences that has given rise to contradictions, conflicts and even wars.
Read moreAt the first international Belt and Road (BR) Forum in Beijing in May 2017, President Xi Jinping emphasized the openness and long-term vision of China’s large-scale development initiative. The new Silk Road has the potential to instigate a tectonic shift in the global order, towards a new multilate...
Read moreWith the recent rise of populism and nationalism we increasingly experience a clash of cultures. This troubling development warrants a closer look at how culture is produced in the time of global markets and the Internet. The Internet has a strong value in itself, but...
Read moreI had the opportunity to participate in the annual meeting of the World Public Forum, which took place in Rhodes, Greece in October 2016. The World Public Forum (WPS) was chaired by Vladimir Yakunin, who is a Russian public figure and has been a close friend of President Vladimir Putin for many year...
Read moreThe global agenda on green or sustainable development primarily took shape in 2015. At two important meetings—the annual Conference of Parties (COP21) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Paris and the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit in New York...
Read moreSince the Great Recession of 2008, most central banks around the world resorted to easing policies to stimulate their economies. The Federal Reserve of the United States kept interest rate at virtually zero and launched four rounds of quantitative easing, until the end of 2015 when it raised rates b...
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