First published on 25.09.2011. Happiness is grabbing an enormous amount of attention in terms of global public policy. A resolution passed at the UN General Assembly in July stated that “the pursuit of happiness is a fundamental human goal” embodying…

First published on 08.09.2011. When massive financial shocks hit three years ago – punctuated by the collapse of Lehman Brothers on September 15, 2008 – scenarios were ripe concerning new forms of heroic political leadership. At the core of the…

First published on 19.08.2011. Hina Rabbani Khar recently made a stylistic splash on the diplomatic stage– using her uniqueness (a young logo adorned female markedly different from the old boys club of the standard image of diplomacy). One interpretation is…

First published on 28.07.2011. Top-tier athletes from traditionally powerful countries such as the US and the UK appear to have a wide range of choice in terms of public life. Besides those who have become robustly engaged in celebrity activism…

First published on 25.07.2011. A wide variety of individuals had their phone hacked in The News of the World scandal. Indeed it was the escalation of these illegal techniques of investigative journalism to ordinary people (although of course ordinary people…

First published on 11.07.2011. The first international visit by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge aka William and Kate has major implications for the future of the British House of Windsor in all of its institutional reach. But the tour…

First published on 26.05.2011. The last few weeks have seen multiple falls from grace among prominent men. Indeed there is a serious competition for who has fallen the fastest! Under normal circumstances ex-California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger would grab the prize.…