The United States has lifted its ban on oil exports for the first time in 40 years. What is going on?

Globalism, crossing borders and interacting with people from other countries go hand in hand with cultural intelligence, that is, being aware of cultural differences, and being willing and able to adapt to them. With that notion in mind, I would dare to say that the majority of international companies take at least some initiatives towards…

This was a State of the Union Address with a difference; it didn’t follow the usual format, which is to dwell on the political issues of the moment. There was no laundry list to ask for Congress’ cooperation. This was President Obama’s swan song to the people of the United States rather than an address…

One reason I enjoy visiting Africa is that I get what I call my “African shot”: despite difficulties, optimism transpires there. To me this is in sharp contrast to the gloomy attitude that many of us in Europe have developed over the last few years. In my post of last week (“Africa Rising” – Under…