The Latest from Afshin

  • Globalization Is Not Dying. It’s Everywhere.

    What is often missing in the debate over the fate of globalization is the casual, everyday globalization that envelops our lives. Once you look around, you will see globalization everywhere.

  • The Unstoppable March of Globalization

    Globalization is neither dying nor in decline. Our world is more connected than ever and, if history is any guide, connectivity – like time – does not move backwards.

  • Emerging World Aviation Lifts Off With Record-Breaking Purchases

    Still smarting from the dramatic fall in profits and passenger numbers due to the Covid-19 pandemic, global airlines are limping back toward profitability in 2023, but needed a jolt of confidence. Enter India and Saudi Arabia.

  • Putin's Bomb and the Global Shrapnel

    When Russian forces drove into Ukraine, the action set off a bomb in our global order. Beyond the Ukraine tragedy, the shrapnel will hit every corner of the world - including Russia itself.

  • The Michael Jordan of Emerging Markets Investing: A Conversation with Mark Mobius

    The legendary investor talks investment philosophy, how he got started, advice to students and aspiring pros, favorite airlines, and why he’s bullish on EM but bearish on crypto ‘religion’.

  • Middle East Tech Startups Are A Hot Emerging Market

    The Middle East and North Africa tech startup scene is sizzling, fueled by rapid growth in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, a new crop of cash-rich investors and Egypt’s newest unicorn.

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Afshin Molavi is a seasoned keynote speaker and moderator on issues related to global geopolitical risk, emerging markets, global mega-trends, demographics and the New Silk Road. Over the past decade, he has been a highly rated keynote speaker for investment banks, associations, and government agencies.

He is a senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Institute at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies and a syndicated columnist.