Managing the Geopolitics of Europe’s Energy Transition
The Clean Technology Partnerships Initiative (CTPI) proposes a framework that aligns national security, energy resilience and growth goals to reduce Europe’s exposure to geopolitical supply‑chain risks. It highlights that the EU’s Net Zero Industry Act, Clean Industrial Deal and the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy are moving toward more resilient clean‑tech supply chains. CTPI identifies batteries, offshore wind, grid equipment, nuclear, geothermal, heat pumps, green steel and green ammonia as priority sectors where targeted international partnerships can lower risk at reasonable cost. The initiative calls for blended public finance and coordinated government action to translate policy into investable projects.
Feeling Like an Impostor at Work Might Not Just Be a “You Problem”
Research shows that up to 70% of workers experience the impostor phenomenon, and the feeling does not fade with seniority—71% of U.S. CEOs report it. The article argues that impostorism is less a personal flaw and more a symptom of...
Which Market Will Dominate the Semiconductor Industry in the Next Decade?
The global semiconductor market, worth $630.5 billion in 2024, is on track to reach $1 trillion by 2030. The United States, despite the CHIPS and Science Act’s $52 billion in manufacturing and R&D incentives, lags in fab capacity and faces a talent shortfall,...
How Countries Write Their AI Strategies – Mapping the Many Models of Governance
Researchers used the open‑access x.Machina platform to score the most recent national AI strategies of 56 countries across eight themes, from ethics to climate. By aggregating these scores into two composite indices—governance orientation and functional emphasis—they identified four distinct archetype...
Is Big Tech Facing Its Big Tobacco Moment?
Recent U.S. jury verdicts have held Meta and Google platforms liable for design features that exacerbate anxiety, depression and body‑image issues in children, awarding damages ranging from $1.8 million to $375 million. The rulings echo the "big tobacco" narrative, positioning social‑media products...
Using LLMs to Uncover Europe’s Green Investment Blind Spot
Researchers Alvarez‑Vilanova, Crescenzi and Mager used large language models (LLMs) to apply the EU Taxonomy’s technical criteria to 109,000 greenfield FDI projects in the EU27+UK from 2013‑2024. Their analysis shows that 15.7% of inbound investment – roughly twice what conventional...
How Stablecoins Are Extending the Monetary Power of the United States
Stablecoins tied to the U.S. dollar have surged, with transaction volume climbing from roughly $565 bn in 2020 to about $11 tn projected for 2025—representing 65 % of Visa’s network size. Private issuers Tether (USDT) and Circle (USDC) now control roughly 84 % of...
Luxury Brands Have a Language for Uncertainty – Not a Strategy
Luxury executives boast sophisticated frameworks—strategic oscillation, temporal calibration, legacy‑driven adaptation—to navigate climate urgency, geopolitical shifts, and Gen Z demand. Yet the article argues these vocabularies often mask a gap between narrative agility and real strategic execution, especially around sustainability and digital...
How Indian Multinationals Are Succeeding in Emerging Markets without Major Foreign Investment
Indian multinationals are thriving in emerging markets using a “high involvement, low investment” model that relies on deep managerial engagement with local partners rather than equity ownership. A study of nine Indian firms across 62 markets shows this approach can...
Gender Bias in Venture Capital Means Identical Business Cases Are Evaluated and Funded Differently
Researchers Ana Barjasic and Dario Krpan experimentally showed that identical business cases receive different treatment depending on the founder's gender. In a sample of over 200 European early‑stage investors, men‑led ventures were chosen for financial backing 56% of the time,...
Climate Governance Now Shapes Governments’ Borrowing Costs
New research covering 31 OECD economies shows that sovereign bond markets already embed climate‑transition risk in yields. Investors differentiate between mere climate ambition and credible governance, rewarding countries with strong institutional capacity and green infrastructure with lower borrowing costs. A...
European Businesses Cannot Quantify the Impact of AI on Their Staff because They Are Not Tracking It
European firms in Britain, France and Germany are rapidly adopting AI, yet 95% admit they do not track its impact on employees. The Catalyst‑Coqual study shows that where measurement exists, it skews toward system‑level metrics like innovation (52%) and risk...
How Does a Country’s Political System Affect Its Incentives to Attract Foreign Investment?
Researchers Dario Maimone Ansaldo Patti, Ram Mudambi and Pietro Navarra extend the Acemoglu‑Robinson institutional framework to foreign direct investment (FDI). An analysis of 144 countries from 1990‑2018 uncovers a U‑shaped relationship between political competition and FDI inflows: both highly competitive democracies and...
What Happens when Supply Chains Go Dark
A frozen‑food container that left Odessa for the UAE on 26 Feb 2026 was hit by a $4,000 war‑risk surcharge and forced to detour through Saudi Arabia and India before returning to the UAE, extending its transit to over 60 days. Under normal...
Are Impact Crypto Assets a New Emerging Asset Class for Sustainable and Impact Investors?
Researchers Veronika Vinogradova and Mariya Gubareva introduce the Impact Crypto Index (ICI), the first empirically built basket of crypto assets explicitly aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The ICI demonstrates moderate volatility, lower than Bitcoin and Ethereum, and shows...