Some of the reports from international organizations that help us to understand better the world we live in.

1. The World Development Report, The World Bank
2. The World Trade Report, World Trade Organization, WTO
3. International Trade Statistics, World Trade Organization, WTO
4. The World Economic Outlook, International Monetary Fund, IMF
5. Corruption Perceptions Indext (CPI), Transparency International
6. The Human Development Report, United Nations Development Program
7. The Global Competitiveness Report, the World Economic Forum
8. Doing Business Reports, International Finance Corporations, The World Bank Group

Hot, Flat and Crowded: Why the World Needs a Green Revolution – and How We Can Renew Our Global Future is the latest book of Thomas L. Friedman.

His previous book, The World is Flat, has had an incredible success. This latest book focuses on a very hot topic and is already in the BusinessWeek Best Sellers.

If you are passionate about international strategy and on how business works globally, then one of the authors you should read is Pankaj Ghemawat. 

Distance Still Matters: The Hard Reality of Global Expansion is one of his famous article on the importance of distance in business. Distance is defined broadly and includes cultural, geographic, administrative and economic.

His last book is Redefining Global Strategy: Crossing Borders in a World Where Differences Still Matter