Trump, Corporate Leadership and the Rise of HGTV
This month’s anniversary of President Trump’s first year in office brought to mind a unique leadership challenge for the CEOs of especially...
Paying a Price for Their Actions?
Is it just me or does anyone else notice that countries like Russia, China, Syria, North Korea, Iran and now even Burma/Myanmar don’t...
Aspen Security Forum, a Kinetic CES, and Stability Operations
Greetings everyone, It’s been a pretty busy period since midsummer, so I thought I would do a ‘roll-up’ RM of some of the highlights. In late July, I participated in my sixth Aspen Security Forum in Aspen, CO. This one however, was intriguing due to the fact it was not held during an Obama Administration
Duty of Care for NGOs
Raptim Humanitarian Travel recently produced a 20 min video documentary entitled "Duty of Care for NGOs" that addresses a critical issue facing NGOs globally.
Corporate Foreign Policy in the Age of Trump
Regardless of what you personally thought of David Rockefeller, his death on March 20th of this year essentially ended the era of the...
Increasing Political Risk: Weakened Global Elites and the Impact of Uncontrolled Social Trends
Is it just me or have you had that deep, dark, disturbing feeling that things have gotten a wee bit out of control here in the US and globally? And that you believe you are increasingly powerless to control your fate due to the proliferation of ‘Black Swan’ type random elements? Well, Citibank, in a
The Rise of Political Violence Creating Organizational Global Uncertainty
It seems not a day or week goes by now without some violent political event or attack taking place somewhere in the world including the U.S. Beneath the headlines this is breeding a growing risk uncertainty in how organizations need to operate let alone expand and grow internationally. No longer is it restricted to the