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| The global crisis you can’t see |
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At the core of the current global crises – be it the U.S., the Middle East or the EU - is the sudden and rapid erosion of safety, and the loss of the ‘known.’ The ideologies that have shaped our perceptions of the world for much of the 20th century, such as socialism, capitalism, democracy, and social justice, have all taken major blows recently.
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| Occupy Wall Street is not a machine. It’s a work of art. |
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It took Occupy Wall Street just three months to go from Twitter hashtag to global movement. Since the first protest promoted by the anti-consumer magazine “Adbusters” set up camp in lower Manhattan, the number of Occupy sites around the world has surpassed 2,500. There have been marches, arrests, evictions, and growing media attention.
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| What's behind the UK riots? |
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With less than a year to go before the London Olympics, the August riots in Great Britain raised concerns over their impact on the Games, while others claimed this unrest signalled the end of Western civilisation altogether. Nigel Roberts, a former BBC-CNBC reporter shares his three decades of experience from behind-the-lines.
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| Is Europe’s economic power in decline? |
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The Euro zone has key strengths but INSEAD professor Amine Ouazad asks whether its future growth is being held hostage by sovereign indebtedness?
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| The European Union: One crisis too many? |
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The arrest of former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn in New York is the latest in a long list of assaults on the EU and the Euro. INSEAD political science professor Douglas Webber opines on the status and future of it all.
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| Attitude is everything: The case for Turkey |
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Turkish membership could make the EU a world leader, contends Yilmaz Argüden, chairman of Istanbul-based ARGE Consulting.
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| What next after human capital, infrastructure, and good governance? |
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It takes more than human capital, infrastructure and good governance to foster economic growth and development, writes Sami Mahroum from INSEAD's campus in Abu Dhabi.
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| Hope, havoc, disillusion and back again? |
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What changed between Copenhagen and Cancun on the climate change agenda? Benjamin Warr of INSEAD's Social Innovation Centre shares his views.
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| Putting a price tag on corporate social responsibility |
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INSEAD professor Theo Vermaelen makes his case for CSR equity carve-outs.
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| Europe: a global power with global reach? |
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All EU assessments appear to indicate that 'business as usual' points to a downward track of growth at home and reduced influence abroad. But if we wish for something better, then perhaps we should start by thinking differently about Europe, and then matching our thoughts with our actions, writes INSEAD emeritus professor Jonathan Story.
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| Corporate governance: managing the known unknowns |
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Raising corporate governance and oversight standards is easier in theory than in practice. How should companies balance increased supervision with efficient execution? INSEAD professor Ludo Van der Heyden, tells us how.
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| Why the French love social conflict |
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France is in many ways a unique country. Where else in the world could you see a 15-year-old appear on TV saying that he is striking because he would like to retire at 60 instead of 62? Where else could you see a leading politician such as Segolene Royal, who is considered a mainstream socialist candidate for replacing President Sarkozy in 2012, encouraging 15-year-olds to go on strike? Where else would 71 per cent of the people support strikers who block refineries so that they have to wait hours in line to fill up their cars?
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