Rudy Giuliani: The Man and His Moment

In the hours and days after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, which destroyed the towers of the World Trade Center in New York, New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, according to many, was noted for his leadership style. A combination of determination, confidence, courage and compassion seemed to win the city and the United …

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Facebook Fake News in the Post-Truth World

In January 2017, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg was surrounded by controversy. The election of Donald Trump as the next president of the United States in November 2016 unleashed a national storm of protest, with many blaming Trump’s victory on fake news posted on Facebook’s Trending News Feed. Zuckerberg did not apologize. The word …

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Turkey and the Southern Corridor

In December 2014, Russia canceled the South Stream pipeline, which was supposed to deliver natural gas through the Black Sea basin to Europe, and replaced it with a new pipeline through Turkey. The Turkish current was a great opportunity for Turkey to become an energy center for its region. TANAP had already secured a gas …

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Urbanizing China

In 2012, China reached a historic milestone in development with more Chinese citizens living in cities than in the countryside. China’s rapid urbanization and the consequent conversion of agricultural land to non-agricultural uses have raised a number of economic, social and political concerns. Could China maintain its food security in the face of rapidly increasing …

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Ratification Politics and Preferential Trade Agreements: Malaysia and the CPTPP

What does the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (CPTPP) mean for a country like Malaysia? This case examines the far-reaching domestic political effects of such a “mega-regional agreement” and how international agreements can be an important instrument for strengthening alliances and global prestige. The case asks students to weigh an important decision before Prime …

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Governance of World Association Football

Sport is big business all over the world. In the sports industry, federated soccer, known worldwide as “soccer” or in North America as “soccer,” is considered the richest sport in the world and is often touted as the “king of sport” or the “Most popular sport” in the world provides a brief and concise description …

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The Ethos Institute (B): Promises and Risks of Working with the Government

When Brazil’s vigorous but divided democracy emerged in the 1990s, the Ethos Institute launched a corporate social responsibility (CSR) movement that it hoped would encourage both the private sector to do their own business responsibly to lead, for example, to avoid racism and protect the environment and Brazil’s leadership towards a more just and sustainable …

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