Tag: global affairs

• Google Founder Sergey Brin Has a Secret Disaster Relief Squad

  June 22, 2020

  When Hurricane Dorian hit the Bahamas last September, the small island of Abaco was among the hardest hit. Dorian stalled over the island for two days, unleashing some of the… more ›

• How the UK’s “fund of funds” influences investment financing in Africa with a long view

  June 21, 2020

  Major international banks and private equity (PE) houses have been reducing their exposure to Africa in the past few years, but, thankfully for the continent’s startups, not everyone is retreating.… more ›

• The history of Black management reveals an overlooked form of capitalism

  June 20, 2020

  Exploring diversity from all angles. https://qz.com/work/1868106/black-business-history-reveals-potent-management-lessons/ more ›

• The Long Shadow Of The Future

  June 17, 2020

  We’re living through a real-time natural experiment on a global scale. The differential performance of countries, cities and regions in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic is a live test… more ›

• Why Protest Movements Are ‘Civil’ Only in Retrospect

  June 17, 2020

  Once history has endorsed a social movement, people tend to simplify it and downplay the opposition it faced. But while movements are happening, historians say, they are always messy. The… more ›

• The Trayvon Generation

  June 15, 2020

  This one was shot in his grandmother’s yard. This one was carrying a bag of Skittles. This one was playing with a toy gun in front of a gazebo. Black… more ›

• The intertwined histories of the African American freedom struggle and Ethiopia’s war against fascism

  June 14, 2020

  The uproar from the horrific murder of 46-year old African American George Floyd by a white police officer in Minneapolis on May 25 continues to reverberate globally, as African Americans… more ›

• Exclusive: Obscure Indian cyber firm spied on politicians, investors worldwide

  June 10, 2020

  LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A little-known Indian IT firm offered its hacking services to help clients spy on more than 10,000 email accounts over a period of seven years. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-cyber-mercenaries-exclusive-idUSKBN23G1GQ more ›

• A Notable Exception – Distilling Frenzy

  June 8, 2020

  This is Part 1 of a 9-part essay series on Apple’s Success in China. Part 1 introduces the essay series. Part 2 explains Apple’s product-zeitgeist fit in China. Part 3… more ›

• How the Taliban Outlasted a Superpower: Tenacity and Carnage

  May 26, 2020

  The Taliban stand on the brink of realizing their most fervent desire: U.S. troops leaving Afghanistan. They have given up little of their extremist ideology to do it. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/26/world/asia/taliban-afghanistan-war.html more ›