Interview with Michalis Attalides.
Interviews
Truman Factor's exclusive interviews.
“NGOs will be critical as tools for empowering individuals to spark social change” –Samuel Galler
Interview with Samuel Galler, a Rhodes Scholar and rising figure in the study of International Development.
“Civilized societies should recognize that healthcare is a government responsibility” –Richard J. Roberts
Interview with Richard J. Roberts (1993 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine).
“Prosperity is all about political institutions and politics” – Daron Acemoglu
Interview with Daron Acemoglu, MIT Economics Professor and co-author of Why Nations Fail.
“We are all making promises that we cannot keep, to our creditors and to our citizens” – Robert Lucas Jr
Interview with Nobel Laureate Robert E. Lucas, Jr.
“They have made a blood pact: no bank will collapse” – Niño-Becerra
Interview with Santiago Niño-Becerra, professor of Economic Structure at the University Ramon Llull in Barcelona.
“Sustainability is the key to protecting natural, cultural and historical assets” – Taleb Rifai
Interview with Taleb D. Rifai, Secretary-General of the United Nations’ World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).
“Greece and perhaps Portugal need to exit the euro at some point” – Michael Spence
Interview with Nobel Laureate Michael Spence.
“Default is not the end of the world” – Vernon Smith
Interview with Nobel Laureate Vernon Smith.
“A ‘United States of Europe’ will mean the end of democracy” -Nigel Farage
Exclusive interview with Nigel Farage, UK Independence Party (UKIP) Leader and Member of the European Parliament.
Europe’s Greek Moment: Interview with Yanis Varoufakis
“If Berlin comes to the conclusion that it wants ‘out’, it will get out itself before giving the green light to Athens to leave.” -Yanis Varoufakis
The idea of capitalism is, “if you fail, you fail.” -Hernando de Soto
A conversation with Hernando de Soto that explores the truths that the most serious economic crisis in the Western world is revealing about the free market capitalist system.
“Much of the global is still dressed in the clothes of the national” – Saskia Sassen
Interview with Saskia Sassen, one of the world’s leading theorists on globalization.
“States try to use all aspects of the Internet to project and protect against ‘soft power’” – Joseph Nye
Joseph Nye, one of the most influential scholars in American foreign policy, speaks to Truman Factor about his latest book, “The Future of Power”.
“Most transitions are driven by political considerations, not competence and preparation” – Guy Kawasaki
Interview with Guy Kawasaki, venture capitalist, start-up guru and author.
