Geopolitical Monitor - Economy - Geopolitical Analysis on Economic Issues Facing Asia, Europe, Africa, the Americas, and the Middle East

G. Bin Zhao argues that though China's economy may be facing a rough ride over next few years as the new leadership introduces major changes, the country will be emerging as a global powerhouse in two decades.

The Geopoliticalmonitor's Zachary Fillingham argues that Canada can learn a lot from Taiwan's successful waste reduction and recycling programs. 

The Geopoliticalmonitor's David Spenser examines the current state of Canadian aid programs to Sudan. 

Nicolai Due-Gundersen examines how the Arab Spring came to derail some of Bahrain’s best laid economic plans.

The GPM's latest infographic examines some of the key projects driving Sudan's golden renaissance. 

Part one in a series examining China-India relations in the 21st century.

The latest developments coming out of Cyprus might not seem overly dramatic: swapping the abstract, shared liability of taxpayer money for a more direct one in bank savings accounts. But in this small policy pivot lies the seed for a new and potentially ruinous fear that could spread through the peripheral European markets.

In the rapidly urbanizing ASEAN region of today, upward mobility requires a diploma, degree, and some form of post graduate qualifications, particularly within the desirable publicly listed companies in the region. Upon closer scrutiny of what is taught at these "B" schools, a colonial hangover and psychological dependence on "Western" ideas appears to still linger on. This is somewhat ironic in a region where most Southeast Asian governments espouse their own national values and "ways of doing things.”