Editor’s note: Clare Higgins Morton, vice president for administration at the World Affairs Council of Atlanta, visited Cuba on the council’s April 19-26, 2015, policy trip. The council is returning […]
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Guest Commentary: U.S. Family Firms Should Go Global to Survive
Kennesaw State University business professors Torsten Pieper and Joe Astrachan of the Cox Family Enterprise Center warn family-owned enterprises that engaging in international trade “already seems critical to survival.” Their […]
Posted inBusiness
Commentary: Looking for Capital? Growth Companies AIM for London
It’s no surprise that today more U.S. companies are looking for capital through a public offering. What may be surprising is that many of those companies are finding that capital in […]
Posted inEconomic Development
Guest Commentary: India’s Future Growth, a ‘Game Changer’
The renowned economic commentator, Martin Wolf, in his Jan. 7, 2015 column in the Financial Times, wrote that “India … ought to be the world’s fastest growing major economy over […]
Posted inEducation
Guest Commentary: Students Must Think Less Like Americans
As college students head back to campus, I have what may seem a strange request for them: Try to think less like an American. Don’t get me wrong. We all […]
Posted inTrade
Commentary: Ex-Im Bank – A Conduit for Corporate Welfare
Editor’s note: The charter of the Export-Import Bank of the United States expires Sept. 30. As debate rages in Congress, Global Atlanta is running commentaries presenting opposing views on the […]
Posted inArchive, Education
Commentary: Test-Prep May Give Immigrants an Edge on SAT
Immigrants to the United States come here to pursue a better life for themselves and more opportunities for their offspring, and they know that a key component to upward mobility...
Posted inArchive, Education
Commentary: Emory Global Health Competition Yields Simple Solutions
The biggest improvements in health care can often be achieved by simple solutions. This was evident at Emory University’s most recent International Global Health Case Competition, which was held in...
Posted inArchive, Culture
Commentary: A Tribute to Nelson Mandela’s Sporting Legacy
In February, we celebrated Black History Month for the first time without Nelson Mandela, who died in December at 93 in Johannesburg, having given most of his life to the liberation movements...
Posted inArchive, Education
Commentary: IPR Protection Often a Waiting Game in China
Having spent over 20 years in China, I was recently asked the following questions by a student: “IP protection is often not enforced by corporations wishing to do business in...