Global Currents host Sarwar Kashmeri speaks with the North American CEO of the world’s largest business software company, SAP. Bill McDermott discusses the impact the global economy has had on the software industry, and the new demands it has placed on companies not just to “act global” but to “think global.”
This week Global Currents speaks with Karen Rohan, Editor in Chief of the Foreign Policy Association. Great Decisions is the greatest contribution the Foreign Policy Association makes to improve general understanding of Foreign Affairs and the formulation of U.S. foreign policy. Karen Rohan discusses the role of Great Decisions and the lengthily process of picking topics. The discussion also sheds light on the National Opinion Ballots, and the National Opinion Ballot report which is compiled and delivered to decision makers in Washington each year.
Sarwar Kashmeri speaks with Wall Street Journal Online Managing Editor Bill Grueskin. Grueskin outlines the strengths and weaknesses of online news, offers insight into new trends in blogging and search engines and discusses the thinking behind the recent redesign of www.WSJ.com
Global Currents speaks with Major General David Huntoon, US Army, Commandant of the US Army War College. Major General Huntoon suggests new leaders need to be comfortable in a world of discomfort and have the capacity to bring critical thinking skills to a world described as volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous. Huntoon also discusses how the Army war college is training its leaders for globalization and emerging transnational threats by focusing on critical thinking training required in the diplomatic, informational, and economic elaments of a military campaign, often the deciding factors in modern warfare.
Global Currents speaks with Marc Chandler, Global Head of Currency Strategy at Brown Brothers Harriman and professor at New York University. Prof. Chandler suggests the U.S. Treasury should issue dollar denominated Islamic Bonds to tap into the 450 Billion dollar surplus of oil exporting nations which is growing at a rate of 33% per-year. This concept is discussed along with it’s potential ramifications.
Global Currents speaks with Joseph Stiglitz, Professor, Columbia University & Author “Making Globalization Work.” Prof. Stiglitz suggests that unless we make globalization fairer for poor Americans and the less developed countries there will continue to be a growing backlash against it. Prof. Stiglitz stipulates that the rules of the game need adjustment, to take advantage of Globalization countries currently need both education and resources, countries such as Africa have neither in sufficient supply, as a result the gap between rich and poor continues to grow.
Global Currents speaks with Andy Hall, President and CEO of Phibro, Inc., the commodity trading arm of Citigroup. Hall suggests there is no magic bullet that will reduce current American dependence on oil, but that a combination of innovation and exploration for new sources of energy is needed as the market shifts from a “buyers market” to one that now favors sellers. Hall also notes that as oil production in developed countries continues to decline, there will be greater reliance — and competition — for resources from undemocratic and sometimes unstable regimes.
This week, Global Currents speaks with Theo Fletcher, Vice President of Security, Compliance and Diversity for IBM’s Integrated Supply Chain. Fletcher discusses the security needs of a company like IBM, which sells goods in more than 160 countries. He also highlights the critical need for government and industry to “team” productively in ensuring goods move across borders efficiently and safely.
This week, Global Currents speaks with Ted Roosevelt IV, Managing Director of Lehman Brothers. Roosevelt discusses the importance for companies to “go green” and take environmental issues into account as the world’s energy resources dwindle.
This week, Global Currents speaks with Governor John Engler, President of the National Association of Manufacturers and former three-term governor of Michigan. Engler discusses the impressive productivity numbers of U.S. manufacturing as well as some of the root causes of the increases. Engler also examines the idea of bringing technology to bear on U.S. energy issues and looks at the U.S. workforce in an increasingly globalized world.
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