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How to Fix America’s Entrepreneurship Crisis — Interview with Jon Lieber of...
Local governments can help address the crisis in entrepreneurship by cutting red tape. The state of entrepreneurship in America is in a “crisis.” While the cost of starting a small business continue...
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Leslie Benton: Partners in Business, Partners in Corruption?
Foreign business partners can present opportunities, and risks. When it comes to stamping out corruption, training pays. In today’s global marketplace, engaging foreign business partners can be an...
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Amb. Michael Froman: How Trade Can Help Save the Elephant
The Trans-Pacific Partnership may not involve African countries, but the trade deal can provide a key tool in the fight against wildlife trafficking. There hasn’t been a single poached elephant...
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Ian Bremmer: 5 Patterns Disrupting the World
Five forces are shaping political risks, from climate change to conflict. Here’s what to look out for. We see patterns everywhere — in nature, in physics and in the world we’ve created — economic booms...
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Amb. Michael Froman: If We Don’t Write the Rules of the Global Economy,...
America is at a crossroads in the world economy. If we don’t take the lead in writing the economic rules of the road through trade agreements like the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), other countries...
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Nicole Y. Lamb-Hale: How to Protect Your 3D-Printed Assets
The gains from the global 3D printing revolution come with tremendous risk of IP theft — if not carefully managed. The 3D printing industry is expanding at a rapid pace. Global revenue from additive...
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Andrea Durkin: Why Aren’t American App Developers Looking Overseas?
With the global market for apps taking off, exports are fast becoming an attractive proposition for U.S. software developers. There are over 1 million U.S. software developers, according to the...
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Top 15 Perspectives of ’15
Explore some of the more thought-provoking opinions and lively debates among contributors to our Perspectives section over the past year. As 2015 draws to a close, it’s time to look back at some of...
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Gary Hufbauer and Tyler Moran: 2016 — A Good Year to Ace the Trade Agenda
With momentum building on the trade front despite ongoing concerns about globalization, here’s how leaders can earn an A in trade. The trade horizon unexpectedly brightened last year, including in...
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Dana J. Hyde: In the Developing World, the Right Data Can Be a Game Changer
Data can help channel private-sector investment and incentivize reforms, creating a positive cycle for development. A small American energy company is looking to expand into the developing world. It...
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Ajay Banga: Why It’s Possible to Innovate Without Sacrificing Data Privacy...
Data privacy and security don’t have come at the expense of innovation or economic growth — they’re instrumental in driving both. How can we maximize the good that can come from the responsible use...
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Mark Muro, Kelly Kline and Bruce Katz: Software Eats Manufacturing (and...
The digitization of manufacturing is transforming entire industries. Here are five takeaways from a workshop on how U.S. regional economies can support the development of an ecosystem that brings...
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Kati Suominen: Next Big Roadblock to Trade — Congested Cities
Spending on trade facilitation needs to focus on megacities. As corporations have built giant global supply chains around the world, governments have done their share, reducing tariffs and other...
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Leila Aridi Afas: Financing a Low-Carbon Future — Growing the Bond Market
Now that we have a historic climate deal in place, we have to make sure we have the funding to translate words into action. The world’s first universal climate deal, signed in December at the UN...
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Kati Suominen: 3 Ways to Navigate the Ambiguity of Growth
Amid global economic uncertainty, here are three levers for topline growth. Not a day goes by without news about a slowdown in the world economy. Yet paradoxically, a recent Pricewaterhouse survey...
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Karim Wassef: Why Collaborating Outside Your Bubble Fosters Innovation
Asking the right question — and expanding the circle of collaboration — can often lead to real innovation. Think how the 20th century would have been different if Thomas Edison had set out to...
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Ali Bongo Ondimba: Africa’s Role in the 4th Industrial Revolution
Africa faces a “bold revolution,” in which some of our biggest challenges can become unique opportunities. As global leaders met at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, the focus was on how the...
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Marco Annunziata: Through the Looking Glass
How to cut through the global economic madness to assess real prospects for growth. Looking at the global economy can feel like we have gone among the mad people: Some interest rates are negative —...
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Ian Bremmer: 3 Risks Poised to Disrupt a Fast-Changing World by 2021
The forces of technological change and geopolitical decentralization are set to transform the world over the next five years. Here are the three biggest risks to watch. We spend a significant amount...
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Mark Muro: To Spur Manufacturing Innovation — Go Open Topic
By embracing “bottom-up” innovation, the U.S. government can help advanced manufacturing respond to the speed and complexity of technological change. Gaining a national edge in the advanced...
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