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AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 2023

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CHINA AND THE WORLD SERIES From the Middle Out and Bottom Up: The Belt and Road Initiative at 10 and Corridor Connectivity Xiangming Chen

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LEADERSHIP Future of Human Leadership in the AI age Srinath Sridharan

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INNOVATION Five Ways the Metaverse Could Transform Government Over the Next Five Years James Dunn

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DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION “Jam Today” – Staged Delivery of Disruptive Digital Propositions for Impatient CEOs Katrin Herrling

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BUSINESS STRATEGY Don’t Mistake Negotiating for Haggling Warren G. Langley

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ARBITRATION London’s Place as a Global Arbitration Hub Deborah Ruff and Charles Golsong

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DEVELOPMENT How to Make Your Destination Ready for Investors, Developers, and Tourists Bethanie DeRose and Dan Fenton

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SUSTAINABILITY Three Common Problems Business Leaders Face – and How Sustainability Can Help to Overcome Them Jasper Steinhausen Renewable Energies in Germany Josephen Pomaah, Anton Burmester, Giuseppe Petaroscia, and Michael Palocz-Andresen

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CLIMATE CHANGE Climate Scenario Analysis for Mexican Container Ports Nils Meier, Roberto Carlos Ambrosio Lazaro, and Michael Palocz-Andresen

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GLOBAL ECONOMY De-dollarisation, Currency Wars and the End of US Dollar Hegemony Kalim Siddiqui

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WORLD POLITICS The New Cold War: Struggle for Global Domination Part Two Kalim Siddiqui

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