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…eam with relevant consulting experience in the global asset management sector In 2017 we conducted interviews with 97 funds: 62 sovereign investors (compared to 59 in 2016) and 35 central bank reserve managers (18 in 2016). The 2017 sovereign investor sample is split into thr...

…ll hear from the legendary David Clark, one of the framers of the Internet. Readings: Richard Stallman, “Original Announcement of the GNU Project,” GNU Operating System (September 27, 1983) https:/Awww.gnu.org/gnu/initial-announcement.html archived at https://perma.cc/2V5W-89P...

29 run they’re doing better than the United States without having these Western institutions. The real challenge is the long-run sustainability of that system, or of the two systems. And looking at that in the long- run, I would still bet on the West, with its rule of law and sy...

22 can be achieved only through “jihad and resistance until the Islamic regime rises.” The chaos and disappointment that follow revolutions will inevitably provide many opportunities for Al Qaeda to spread its influence. Demographic pressures, economic woes and corruption will...

… stop our downward spiral.” The “downward spiral” has little to do with the nuclear strategic relationship between the United States and Russia, although the authors have, in both statements, called for ratification of the New START Treaty. In fact, that relationship has decline...

…ldn't be pursued. In a sense, better that they know what Patterson's position is and, a year from now say, be able to counter it. I have some thoughts on book and doc to share at your convenience. That being said, you do need an immediate counter narrative to the book. I believe...

…ldn't be pursued. In a sense, better that they know what Patterson's position is and, a year from now say, be able to counter it. I have some thoughts on book and doc to share at your convenience. That being said, you do need an immediate counter narrative to the book. I believe...

…eir synapses. This could become a new, great frontier of research. Here too, biology might point the way, as we come to understand biological development well enough to imitate its essence. Altogether, the advantages of artificial over natural intelligence appear permanent, whil...

“No way we'll get fifty million unless we can guarantee him victory,” said a clear-eyed Kushner. “Twenty-five million?” prodded Bannon. “If we can say victory 1s more than likely.” In the end, the best Trump would do is loan the campaign $10 million, provided he got it back as...

YO-YO MA Yo-Yo Ma’s multi-faceted career is testament to his continual search for new ways to communicate with audiences, and to his personal desire for artistic growth and renewal. Whether performing new or familiar works from the cello repertoire, coming together with colleagu...

…. I visited Rawabi two weeks ago with a group of national security professionals, as part of a trip organized by the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a Washington, DC-based think tank. (All of the photos in the body of the article are mine.) We were taken around the constr...

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… valuations sufficiently compensate for those risks. ¢ The weak economic environment with recessions in the southern countries continues to weigh on corporate earnings. Consensus expectations (bottom up) of about 10% to 15% earnings growth in 2013 is too high, in our view. In co...

Table 11: Public Investment Fund listed domestic assets and their monetization potential in regards to replenishing fiscal reserves at SAMA Potential value of Potential value of secondary offering ifa secondary offering if government stake is sold, § government’s but with the gov...

…t was the first orbiting satellite, circling the earth in 96 minutes, and making 1,440 orbits in three months. This astounding technical feat was totally unanticipated by the United States and ignited the era of the space race. At the time, George was working as a civilian scient...