Is VR Right for Your Business During COVID-19?
Covid-19 forced us into a socially distanced working world and now companies are wondering how to keep employees connected and safe, VR could be the solution.
After COVID-19: Implications on International Organizations and the Global Order
The post-COVID world may be a very different place to live. Due to rapid changes in geopolitics and social lives, we may find ourselves standing in unchartered territory.
The Economic Disaster Wrought by COVID-19
The globalized, industrialized, and incessantly-driven economic world that we live in is similar to an amateur riding a bicycle. The moment he bears a shock, there is a genuine fear of halting down and falling off the ridge. The COVID-19 Pandemic is fast-emerging as the greatest shock of our times to the world economy.
UCSD Event: Is Populism Reshaping Social Protection in Latin America?
Staff writer and Managing Editor Rebeca Camacho covers UCSD event on the rise of right-wing populism in Latin America and the future implications for government spending on poverty alleviation programs.
Pegging on The Petro: Venezuela’s Crypto-friendly Strategy to Save a Failing Economy
Staff writer Sebastian Preising reports on the Venezuelan government's adoption of cryptocurrency in an attempt to pull the country's economy out of the deepest recession in modern history.
China’s Paradox: Economic Stimulation vs. Climate Catastrophe Aversion
In face of the looming climate crisis, China must decide whether to pursue maintaining its steadfast economic growth or to implement climate-conscious measures.
UBI: The Global Antipoverty Experiment
The back and forth of the best way to resolve wealth inequality may appear endless to most. Can a solution as simple as putting cash directly into the hands of the poor really have a profound effect on putting an end to poverty?
The Closure of the WTO Appellate Body: The End of World Trade As We Know It?
As trade wars between global economic powers reach an all time high, it looks like the world just lost one of its greatest referees. Staff writer Pankhuri Prasad speaks on the likelihood of a severe crisis with the end of the World Trade Center as we know it, and how international trade is quickly heading into uncharted waters.
China, Hong Kong, and Basketball: How One Tweet Started a Firestorm in the NBA
How much responsibility do companies bear in speaking out on politically salient issues? What happens when speaking out has a direct impact on their profits? Staff writer Nicholas Kishaba on the recent case of China and the NBA.
THE UNPAYABLE DEBT: PUERTO RICO'S FISCAL CRISIS
Staff Writer Aisha Ali takes a comprehensive look at Puerto Rico's most recent fiscal crisis,