Ian Bremmer (President), Cliff Kupchan (Chairman)The United States vs. itself Middle East on the brinkPartitioned UkraineUngoverned AIAxis of roguesNo China recoveryThe fight for critical mineralsNo room for errorEl Niño is backRisky businessRed HerringsUS-China crisisPopulist takeover of European politicsBRICS...
Image and data: on visualcapitalist.comPolarization around the world is increasingly present, in some cases even concerning. Politics in some countries are moved by protesting angry citizens fed up with the incompetence of their leaders. Extremists have a fertile ground...
Image: Honey Yanibel Minaya Cruz on UnsplashRicardo Pascoe PierceThe United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meeting was held last week in an atmosphere of global realignments. The leaders' speeches (3 women among men) from multiple countries expressed opinions on common...
How much do people trust that their governments are doing the right thing? Trust in the institutions, confidence in the path toward economic prosperity, shifts in trust from authorities to peers, trust in media, transparency and accountability, rule...
Image: Valery Sidelnykov on ShutterstockJuan VilloroHumanity is getting dumber and dumber, as evidenced by the international success of the Kardashians and the Mexican success of Acapulco Shore.Photo: Ali Pazani on PexelsThis is not speculation but scientific fact. According to...
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Photo: Muralinath on iStockLuis RubioThomas 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.Photo: Robert Scott...