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INVESTMENT Empowering your Business through Global Citizenship Bluemina Citizenship & Residency
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AFRICA Brand Africa: A Post COVID-19 Tourism Conundrum Tafadzwa Matiza African Solidarity to Mitigate the Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic Marisha Ramdeen Controversies and Realities of Foreign Military Activity in Africa Theo Neethling
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UKRAINE CRISIS The Russian Federation, President Putin and the Russian Military are Financially Liable to Ukraine and Its People for All Damages Suffered as a Result of War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity and Other Human Rights Violations Charles H. Camp, Kiran Nasir Gore and Lilia Chu
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INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Japan Seeks to Join Five Eyes, in the Wake of the Invasion of Ukraine Craig Mark
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RACISM Asian American Experiences of Racism During COVID-19 Sumie Okazaki
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UNITED STATES How Flawed Thinking Limits America’s National Industrial Strategy Robert D. Atkinson
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INNOVATION How Walmart Used Collaboration and Co-Creation to Build the World’s Largest Industrial Blockchain Solution Kate Vitasek Overcoming Resistance to Innovation Jim Euchner Business Responsibilities in Shaping Customer Relationships David De Cremer
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FINTECH Fintech: Current Trends and Potential Future Developments Terence Tse, Mark Esposito and Danny Goh
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HIGHER EDUCATION Our Colleges and Universities Need to Innovate. Here’s How. Steven Mintz
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BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE COVID-19: We Must Use Behavioral Science to Communicate Better during the Delicate Reopening Period Carlos Scartascini, Déborah Martínez, and Ana María Rojas Behavioral Finance: It’s A Feature, Not a Bug [or] Let’s Stop Talking About Behavioral Finance and Apply It Tim Maurer
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AVIATION INDUSTRY Covid-19, Labour Cost Minimisation and Its Consequences in Civil Aviation Geraint Harvey, Peter Turnbull and Daniel Wintersberger
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EUROPE The Czech Republic Recovery and Resilience Plan Vojtěch Chloupek and Jiří Švejda
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CHINA “Mega” Wind and Solar Clean-Energy Bases – a Stepping Stone to China’s Double-Carbon Pledge Xing Zhang China’s Quest to be a Global Digital Economy Leader Rachel Gong and Yeu-Mynn Yeung Superstore Closures in China: The Past, Now, and the Future Lisa Qixun Siebers
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CRYPTOASSETS Regulating Cryptoassets: Overview of the UK Regime Effie Stathaki What is Bitcoin’s Fundamental Value? John Hawkins
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EMERGING TRENDS An Ecosystem of Interconnectedness: Prioritising Key Legal Concerns in the Metaverse Pin Lean Lau
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REMOTE WORK Addressing the Top Concern for Executives on Hybrid and Remote Work: Proximity Bias Gleb Tsipursky
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