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Political movements of great power can arise quickly, fueled by a demand for accountability and responsiveness in government. This is a product of the changed habits and expectations of a digitally connected world. In February 2011, I was the first foreign minister of a European country to set foot in…
Underlying tensions, including the unresolved territorial and history disputes, modernization programs and doctrinal shifts, and mounting nationalist sentiments within each country will continue to undermine efforts to put the regional order on a more stable footing. Two major flashpoints remain volatile. In Washington, D.C. and in capitals across Asia, the…
Unlike 2015, the year ahead promises few large political events but some smaller number of ones that greatly matter to business and the markets. Day-to-day politics will be preoccupied with the work lead up to 2017 elections in German, Italy and Great Britain. The first thing to note when looking…
Pity the poor CEO. He (yup still overwhelmingly a he, albeit a tad less than ten years ago) works like a dog for thirty years, then by virtue of sheer talent and application shows enough to pull ahead of his contemporaries to become the Big Kahuna. Then what? A few…
Boards are at an inflection point in how they steward reputation for value. Awareness is growing that reputation can be a source of competitive advantage. Corporate boards have always valued the reputation of their businesses. Traditionally, they viewed reputation as an important asset, which they are expected to protect or…
Millennials want intimacy and collaboration with the companies that serve them. In this digital age, customer power has never been stronger. Halfway through the second decade of the 21st Century, the Millennial generation is being sought after by companies to help develop products and services attuned to the rapidly changing…
The number of sophisticated cyber attacks is growing. They will require more forceful and coordinated defenses. During any 48-hour period in 2010, more data was created than had been created by all of humanity in the past 30,000 years. By the year 2020, that same amount of data will be…
The race is on to expand business ties with Iran in the wake of the P5+1 nuclear agreement. The expectation of sanctions relief has energized Dubai’s resident multinational corporations, law firms, accountancies and consultants. The lure for Dubai is the potential of Iran’s economy to become number one in the…
To find golden opportunities look to frontier states that have internet connectivity, instant worldwide communication, ubiquitous mobile technology and a young, educated work force. Rich world countries will not remain rich forever and poor countries will not remain poor. As global economic trends and resource control shifts, so does the…
Out of the blocks, leaders on both sides identified that defining the battle ground was critical in determining the outcome. While the Yes forces spent the first weeks of the campaign embroiled in the (very legitimate) debate about whether the postal survey could be legally upheld before the High Court,…
As the fall-out from the last US election continues to plague the White House, the term “fake news” has now well and truly entered the global lexicon. And far from politics being its sole province, my recent trip to the US reinforced the significance of this phenomenon in the world…
NHS providers face significant challenges in form of rising demand, severe workforce shortages and an increasingly constrained funding environment. Credo’s paper – "NHS Group Models: Working together for a more sustainable NHS" – highlights the opportunity for providers to work together under more formal arrangements to create system-wide solutions to…
