by Aseem Gupta | Jul 13, 2026 | Economics, Markets & Money
The Promise of 1994 On 27 April 1994, millions of South Africans participated in the country’s first election based on universal adult suffrage. The queues stretched for miles. Some people waited most of the day to cast a vote that apartheid had denied them throughout...
by Aseem Gupta | Jun 27, 2026 | Law, Institutions & Legal Systems
Chuck Blazer did not become the symbol of FIFA corruption because he stole quietly. He became the symbol because he stole absurdly. For years, Blazer was one of the most powerful men in global football. He helped run CONCACAF, the body responsible for football across...
by Aseem Gupta | Jun 19, 2026 | Geopolitics, States & Global Power
Introduction: The Suitcases of Gold In November 2020, two Canadians boarded a private jet at Yaoundé International Airport in Cameroon. Their destination was Dubai. Before the plane could take off, Cameroonian police searched the aircraft. Inside ten large suitcases,...
by Aseem Gupta | Jun 4, 2026 | Economics, Markets & Money
The World Cup is supposed to be football’s great democratic ritual. For one month, the sport belongs to everyone. Not just to club owners, broadcasters, sponsors, betting companies, luxury-box guests, or executives in tailored suits. It belongs to the kid watching in...
by Aseem Gupta | May 31, 2026 | Economics, Markets & Money
Rome did not collapse because one thing went wrong. That is what makes its story so unsettling. The Roman Empire was not a fragile state waiting for one bad emperor, one barbarian invasion, or one financial mistake to bring it down. It was one of the most durable...
