“I’d like to buy a new boomerang please. Also, can you tell me how to throw the old one away?” Never mind whether you think that joke is funny. Do you think your best friend would like it? You might think you know the answer; after all, people like each other partly because they make each other laugh. At …

  Globalization is clearly under attack, whether we look at trade flows or foreign direct investment. Part of the backlash against free-market policies that followed the 2008 financial crisis, protectionism has been on the rise: The irony is that the very forces that are now attacking globalization were historically its fiercest advocates. And the early pioneers of free trade would …

  The UAE is fast-tracking its transition towards green economy. It is taking a slew of measures that will pave the path for a development that has the least environmental impact and is sustainable. Real progress means taking a course in which economy and ecology complement each other. To achieve a low-carbon economy, it is imperative that the culture of …