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JULY - AUGUST 2022
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CLIMATE CHANGE A Nobel Prize in Physics That We Can All Understand Gary Yohe
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POWER INFLUENCERS Vested Interest: When my Partner’s Success is my Success Interview with Kate Vitasek
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INVESTMENT The Ultimate Guide to Obtaining European Golden Visa Residency Bluemina Citizenship & Residency
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COMMENTARY Google’s Myth of Losing Social Capital in Hybrid Work Gleb Tsipursky
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ORGANISATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY Judgement Day for Psychologists? How Technology Has Arrived to Save the Day Ben W Morrison and J Michael Innes
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CRYPTOCURRENCY The Nexus Between the Central Bank of Kenya and Private Providers of Cryptocurrencies Dorothy Muthoka
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SUSTAINABILITY Transition Spaces: Could Gated Estates Evolve into Solar Estates in Africa’s Cities? Mark M Akrofi
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FOREIGN INVESTMENT Caribbean: Economic Prospects and Impacts on Foreign Direct Investment Marcelo Fonseca
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SHIPPING INDUSTRY The Maltese Shipping Industry & the Marine Environment: Recent Developments Jan Rossi
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ENTREPRENEURSHIP Financing Entrepreneurship in Small Island Developing States Fazeel Najeeb and Peter Rudge
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INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS The Russia–Ukraine War and Japan – Challenges Now and in the Future Fumiaki Kubo
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REFUGEE CRISIS The Power and Complexity of Empathy in a Refugee Crisis Peter Sear
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GREEN FINANCE To Meet Global Green Finance Needs, the EU and China Must Cooperate Christoph Nedopil and Mathias Lund Larsen
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AGRICULTURE Comparing the East Asian and Latin American Countries: The Role of Agricultural Reforms in the Economic Transformation Kalim Siddiqui
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BANKING How DBS Became the ‘World’s Best Bank’ Vinika Rao and Robin Speculand
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COMMENTARY The Centre of International Insecurity Biden Administration, CNAS and WestExec: Revolving Doors, Collusion and Big Defence Dan Steinbock
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EDUCATION Why is Girls’ Education Important for Climate Action? Christina Kwauk
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