“Don’t do it” studies flash sub-zero rate warnings to central banks
Six years after the ECB cut interest rates below 0%, behavioural finance gurus have a message for other central banks thinking about taking the plunge: don’t. Rates in the United…
Economic diplomacy is the way forward
This is the first of a two-part series detailing National Security Policy’s (NSP) foreign policy’s focus on economic diplomacy – a focus that is a challenge as the world moves…
Russia accused of stepping up hybrid warfare in Baltic Sea
Russia has stepped up its hybrid warfare tactics in the Baltic Sea and NATO countries in the region should prepare for an extended conflict with Moscow, experts said, after cables…
Durov’s Telegram: ‘weapon of war’ under increased scrutiny
The arrest of maverick entrepreneur Pavel Durov has drawn global attention to the importance of his messaging app Telegram for Russian troops and propagandists as Moscow’s war against Ukraine grinds…
War of narratives
WITH support from the National Counter Terrorism Authority, the Islamic Research Institute (IRI) of the International Islamic University launched a ‘national narrative’ in January 2018, that had the endorsement of…
War of missed opportunities
The 1965 war was a product of the unresolved Kashmir conflict and unrealistically ambitious assumptions such as ruling out the possibility of India retaliating when confronted with defeat in the…
Ukraine peace summit pushes neutral Swiss toward Western embrace
An upcoming Ukraine peace summit, ostensibly the most ambitious bid in years by neutral Switzerland to mediate a major conflict, is instead showing how Swiss economic and security interests increasingly…
Electronic cigarettes and devices: Menace spreading at warp speed
The health implications of electronic cigarettes, often referred to as e-cigarettes or vapes, have been the focus of extensive research and concern due to their potential health effects. While e-cigarettes…
Chinese envoy heads to Middle East in bid to contain war
China will this week weigh into the Israel-Hamas war by sending its special envoy to the Middle East, after the United States asked it to use its influence to stop…
In a warming world, is an air-conditioned future inevitable?
They are ubiquitous in the United States, controversial in Europe and coveted in South Asia. As heatwaves intensify across the world, air conditioning has taken center stage. For better or…
