Dear Governor Michael Stanley Dukakis, As you celebrate your 90th birthday, I extend my heartfelt congratulations on reaching this remarkable milestone. Your contributions as Governor of Massachusetts, your leadership at the Boston Global Forum, and your pivotal role...
"From Massachusetts Miracle to AIWS - the Age of Global Enlightenment" is a compelling exploration of the remarkable journey and enduring legacy of Governor Michael Dukakis, a leader whose visionary contributions have transcended regional boundaries and political...
Container ships in world trade. Despite Brexit and rising pressure for protectionism across the West, ''anyone who thinks globalization is dead misreads what's really happening,'' writes Michael Schuman in Bloomberg News. "While there are pockets of resistance, much...
The skyline of booming Shanghai. China has reported a higher-than-expected annualized growth rate of 6.7 percent, the same rate as in the first quarter. As with most dictatorships, it's difficult to know how accurate that number us. However, in any case, most...
Claims in the South China Sea. Note that China claims everything within the red line. The ruling last week by an international tribunal in the Hague against China’s claims over most of the South China Sea has raised uncertainty and tension amongst those in shipping...
A U.S. federal appeals court has ruled that Microsoft Corp. won’t be forced to turn over e-mails stored in Ireland to the U.S. government for a drug investigation. Bloomberg reports that the decision might affect data security throughout the U.S. technology...
Lucian Kim writes in a Reuters opinion piece that the Russian athletes' "doping scandal is a symptom of a much larger problem: the casual disregard for the truth that has become a hallmark of {Russian President Vladimir} Putin’s rule. In a country where...
The Russian Far East is in red. Many Russians fear that their nation's Far East could end up being absorbed by China, with its 1.4 billion people and huge economy. So the Russian government, following the directive of strongman President Vladimir Putin, is offering...