Andrew Mueller
What Willy Wonka and 14 other fictional characters can teach you about business
Forget the usual business books. If you really want to get ahead, take some advice from Cruella de Vil, Tom Ripley and other entrepreneurial characters from the world of fiction.
The UN General Assembly’s true value lies in the encounters that it facilitates
As New York hosts this year’s UNGA, you’ll hear all of the familiar gripes. But the forum can still be consequential, especially when they bring together countries that usually try to avoid each other.
‘A wheeler and a dealer’: How Roy Cohn laid the foundation for Donald Trump
‘American Scoundrel’ – a new book by husband-and-wife duo Kai Bird and Susan Goldmark – tracks how the infamous US lawyer shaped the nation’s politics.
‘Crink’ is the latest geopolitical moniker devised by pundits – but is it a useful tool or a diplomatic distraction?
The recently coined acronym identifies the threat that China, Russia, Iran and North Korea pose to the West and warns of their accelerating co-operation.
‘You can’t avoid the struggle.’ Serial entrepreneur Mike Grossman on why failure is part of doing business
The six-time executive and author of ‘Failure Is An Option: Reflections Of A Silicon Valley CEO’ shares his take on how to grow businesses.
From doctors to plumbers: Ten human jobs that will survive the AI onslaught
AI could – and probably will – change the way that many of us work. But some sectors will be insulated more than others. We ponder the careers that will survive (or even thrive).
The 2028 US election is shaping up as a three-horse race
The 2028 US presidential election will be the 60th anniversary, give or take, of the last time that a single state was won by anybody other than a Republican or a Democrat. In 1968,…
What do you do when your country needs a rebrand? Change its name
Nauru’s latest rebranding effort is part of a global trend of nations reclaiming and reinventing their names.
Can Greenland’s graphite help the EU stave off shortage?
Plus, other hard-to-get mineral resources from around the world.
Sweden’s first psychological defence strategy readies citizens for the worst
The first-ever national strategy of its kind makes a bid to strengthen resilience against foreign interference and disinformation.
