“The Islamic Republic won’t last forever. The Iranian Phoenix will be reborn”
No country, except perhaps North Korea in recent years has attracted so much adverse attention as the Islamic Republic of […]
Current Affairs
Unhappy valley: Kenya in 2010
The old colonials associated with the “happy valley” also used to call Kenya “God’s own country”. It remains an attractive, […]
France as a model?
It was not long ago that France was regularly criticised by the more liberal economies of the world and its […]
A Country that Can
The compelling and successful slogan for Barack Obama’s presidential campaign was “Yes, we can!” These words resonated strongly with the […]
The Czech Republic’s place in Europe: A work in progress
The Czech presidency of the EU ended this June on a mixed note, having confounded allies across Europe. Was it […]
Thailand: An Empire that would be a Country
The continuing unrest has brought into focus Thailand’s hidden diversity. Despite a strongly unifying cultural tradition, Thailand has been, for […]
Culture and the Failures of our Time
Thanks to a growing adoption of training programmes aimed at fostering cross-cultural sensitization and understanding, many of today’s managers will […]
China joins the ranks of damaged economies
The last few months of 2008 saw most of the world, if not all of it, affected in some way […]
Culture and the Credit Crunch
In Richard D. Lewis’ book, The Cultural Imperative (2003), he posited that economic determinism was perhaps not as an effective […]
Georgian on their mind
US, French and other western political leaders who have expressed sympathy or support for Georgia in its recent conflict with […]