Frontline Insights

Nuanced insights and fresh perspectives on today’s most pressing issues and forces shaping our world

| Water Pollution

Pigs might fly — but they’re not what’s polluting our rivers

Are pig farms really polluting our rivers or are we ignoring bigger culprits like sewage, mining and weak enforcement?

| China

Understanding China in a fractured world

Beyond the binary lens: what China’s governance model reveals about power, performance, and global influence.

| Multipolar World

Davos and the myth of a global conversation

Davos presents itself as the world’s meeting place for cooperation and progress. But behind the speeches, applause, and carefully curated stages lies a deeper question, who truly sets the global agenda and who is simply invited to watch?

| China

China has a worthy blueprint to improve the UN system. Why is the West ignoring it?

China’s Global Governance Initiative seeks to end ‘might is right’, but the West insists on viewing it through a dusty Cold War lens.

| Business Plan | Global Leaders Programme 2025

Indonesia’s Arts Industry: Drawing on the Private Sector to Expand the Investment Canvas

Indonesia’s artistic traditions are among the richest in the world, yet many risk becoming frozen in time. What’s needed now are systems that allow culture to grow, adapt, and stay relevant to younger generations.

| Talent Retention

The hidden workplace crisis leaders can’t ignore

People don’t quit jobs—they quit workplaces. The real reason is subtle, often overlooked, and something leaders must confront.

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