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Say what you like about the slap that Will Smith gave to Chris Rock but it was a very necessary respite from news about the war in Ukraine and the Covid-19 pandemic. Instead of talking about people dying from horrible things, they started talking about celebrities behaving like school children. The moment that gave us a break... 

I refer to LHL's speech at the White House on the so called Singapore's principles, Singapore adopting a firm stand and sanction Russia regarding its invasion of Ukraine lalala. We live in a complex, hypocritical and dangerous world and it demands plenty of wisdom, foresight, survivor instincts and the X factor to meddle with... 

For decades, CEOs have advocated for globalization in order to expand their markets and take advantage of low labor costs and slack environmental regulations. China especially profited the most, while Russia gained enormously from its exports of minerals and energy. The Group of Seven industrialized nations accounts for more...