Antonio Navalón The story of this year, 2023, began on the shoulders of tanks. On February 24 last year, there was the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and from there, naturally, we enter a scenario in which we have to combine, first, how the Russians feel …
Luis Rubio Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) says, “the True University of these days is a collection of books.” Here is my best attempt to share some of the readings that impacted me the most this year. Two emblematic dictators-Stalin and Hitler- were allies at the beginning …
Antonio Navalón This year has been a historic watershed. The 22nd year of the 21st century is on track to become a landmark year where the history of the world as a whole is taking a direction that will be discussed in the future. It …
Antonio Navalón In just forty days, the world is changing as never before. It used to be very difficult, if not impossible, to maintain a situation in which different conflicts were developing simultaneously and in parallel worldwide. Today the world is searching for its identity …
Antonio Navalón We are living through a series of extraordinary circumstances. The current world context and conditions are entirely different from what we knew before. Periodic crises of all kinds are a kind of reflection of the intensity of relations between countries. Today, everything is …
Visual Capitalist Visualizing the $100 Trillion Global Economy in One Chart Surpassing the $100 trillion mark is a new milestone for global economic output. We’ve covered this topic in the past when the world’s GDP was $88 trillion (2020) and then $94 Trillion (2021), and now according to the …
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Antonio Navalón If one looks at today’s world’s shape and the situation of the countries that matter to us – starting with our own – and which affect us, one can come to a conclusion that seems obvious. In my opinion, a conclusion that provides …
Antonio Navalón Not since 1940 had the world experienced a situation as paradoxical as the one we are currently experiencing. In that year, Germany – which had already invaded Poland and had triggered the beginning of World War II – while redesigning its plans for …
Antonio Navalón Today, with so much technology, dependence, and people so little accustomed to suffering and with so little pride in themselves, what awaits us is that the strongest can strike. And that it will do so without even taking out weapons, but simply threatening …