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  • CEOs Don’t Want to Return to Russia, Because They Know It’s Bad Business

    Amid warming relations with Washington, Vladimir Putin is floating new opportunities for Western companies in Russia. But Yale SOM’s Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and co-author Steven Tian write that business leaders are reluctant to reengage in a dangerous setting and a faltering economy.

    People walking near Red Square in Moscow
  • Are Trump’s Tariffs Repairing Market Failures or Eroding Global Trust?

    Yale SOM’s Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and co-authors Stephen Henriques and Steven Tian write that while there are legitimate reasons for some tariffs, the president’s arbitrary approach is worrying allies and unsettling markets.

    Shipping containers at the Port of Montreal
  • Does the Rasputin Curse Live Again?

    Leadership expert Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and co-author Steven Tian look across history for examples of pitfalls that could lie ahead for Elon Musk and Donald Trump.

    A photograph of Rasputin
  • What Investors Are Missing about Pfizer and Merck

    Investors are undervaluing promising drug candidates on the horizon for the two pharma giants, write Yale SOM’s Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and co-author Steven Tian.

    Pfizer headquarters
  • Why CEOs Are Reaching Out to the New President

    Yale SOM’s Jeffrey Sonnenfeld writes that business leaders are engaging with the new administration because they want to collaborate on areas of shared interest—and steer Trump away from ill-advised policies.

    The U.S. Capitol, decorated for Inauguration Day
  • What Will the Return of Trump Mean for Connecticut’s Economy?

    Professor Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and co-author Steven Tian write that the president-elect’s policies could have disruptive effects on some of the state’s most important industries, for better and for worse.

    The General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyard in Groton, Connecticut. 
  • A Very Un-American Response to the Murder of Brian Thompson

    Disturbingly, a vocal fringe has cheered the murder of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, write Yale SOM leadership expert Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and co-author Steven Tian, but most Americans admire business leaders and see them as a stabilizing force.

    Police at the site of the fatal shooting of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan on December 04, 2024.
  • Don’t Trust the Political Prediction Markets

    Yale SOM’s Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, co-author Steven Tian, and investor and former White House staffer Anthony Scaramucci write that the markets have extremely low trading volume—which makes it easy to manipulate them.

    A split screen of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump debating, with buttons to buy "yes" or "no" contracts for each of them
  • Who Has the Secret to Manufacturing Success?

    Both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump propose to use government clout to strengthen the U.S. manufacturing industry—though they have very different proposals for how to accomplish this goal. According to an analysis by Yale’s Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and co-authors Laura Tyson and Steven Tian, the record of the last two presidential terms shows the Harris approach to be more effective at actually delivering jobs and economic growth.

    Forklift operator
  • Hamas Leader Yahya Sinwar’s Death Can Bring the Middle East Closer to Peace

    Yale SOM’s Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, co-author Steven Tian, and diplomat Dennis Ross write that Sinwar’s death could ultimately lead to the end of Hamas rule and the political and economic stabilization of Gaza.

    Yahya Sinwar in Gaza City in April 2023.