Progress through Real Understanding
Andrew Hupert on why it is time we should all be looking at the other Estados-Unidos Welcome to the era of friend shoring and nearshoring. The breakdown of the supply chain during the pandemic highlighted the risk of concentrating your manufacturing base half way around the world. For many years now there have been growing … Read more
Cooperation, Competition and Conflict: US-China relations and Cross-border Threats (May 31, 2023) The current state of US-China relations is poor to say the least. In addition to concerns over a potential conflict in Taiwan and opposing policies towards the war in Ukraine, we have witnessed a general deterioration in trust and willingness to partner in … Read more
Why Gandhi’s Message is As Important today as Ever (June 8, 2021) In this episode Jesse and Makarand discuss the soul of India, and what India can teach the rest the world. Makarand R. Paranjape is an Indian novelist, poet, the Director at Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla and, since 1999, a Professor of English … Read more
Crazy Rich Asians and La Bella Vita (November 20, 2020) Photograph by Raen Badua Kevin Kwan was born in Singapore as the youngest of three boys into an established Chinese Singaporean family. His great-grandfather, Oh Sian Guan, was a founding director of Singapore’s oldest bank, the Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation. He later immigrated to the US and … Read more
A Defense of the US-led Global Order (March 28, 2021) If you are reading this, then you live and work in a world made by the post-war international liberal consensus. This consensus was shaped by thinkers such as Paul H. Nitze, the founder of the School of Advanced International Studies at the Johns Hopkins University, and … Read more
New Frontiers in Warfare : Why Diplomacy is not Enough (April 7, 2021) Horowitz sheds light on security risks plaguing the United States and her Allies and by extension the whole globe, especially in light of rapidly evolving technology Michael C. Horowitz is Director of Perry World House and Richard Perry Professor at the University of Pennsylvania. … Read more
Why the US Dollar still reigns Supreme (February 8, 2022) These days, observers of global financial markets would be remiss if they weren’t reconsidering the long term prospects of the US dollar. Dr. Elson responds. The US economic picture is grim. But are there any realistic alternatives? How far away are we from the day that we … Read more
The Shifting of Technology’s Frontier from the US to China (November 7, 2020) Michael Bruck is a founding partner of Sparq Capital, a unique firm that collaborates with family offices, funds, and high-net-worth individuals to provide venture and growth-stage funding to technology-based companies worldwide. Bruck’s career spans nearly four decades in senior positions in technology companies, … Read more
An Austrian Economist Explains Asian Crypto (November 20, 2020) Are you interested in Bitcoin and other crypto currencies?Did you know Hong Kong is a hub for investors and innovators in the area of blockchain technology? You can learn more during our conversation with Leonhard A. Weese, an early adopter of Bitcoin and co-founder of the … Read more
Pandemics and Economics – Are Policy Makers Making us Sicker? (March 4, 2021) James G. Rickards is an American lawyer, economist, investment banker, speaker, media commentator, and author on matters of finance and precious metals. He is the author of Currency Wars: The Making of the Next Global Crisis (2011) and six other books. In the … Read more