In 2025, the world appears promising with diplomatic progress in major conflicts and economic expansion amid a growing population. However, significant challenges persist, particularly the lack of global governance and cooperation. The United States and China prioritize self-interests, leaving global issues unresolved, threatening sustainability and deepening societal divides.
President-elect Trump’s initial call was with Ukrainian President Zelensky, accompanied by Elon Musk. Starlink is pivotal in Ukraine’s war against Russia, enabling military communication and operations. Musk proposed a peace plan favoring Russia, contrasting Zelensky’s demands for full withdrawal. This dynamic indicates Trump’s possible alignment with Russia amidst concerns over U.S. disengagement from Europe.
There is much talk about populism, democracy, conservatives, neoliberals, progressives, independents, no labels, republicans, autocrats, libertarians, authoritarians, totalitarians, infallible Iman, anarchists, supreme leaders, tyranny, and many other schisms. Monarchical regimes are fading away and constrained in their ability to govern, remaining as symbolic figures, except …
Ricardo Pascoe Pierce Conservative nationalism is a worldwide trend today, although it is difficult to discern in all its intricacies. The conjunction of apparently alien forces has a strange common ideological component: it includes conservative nationalists of the traditional right and militants of some long-standing …
Luis Rubio Nothing is more important for the development of a country than education. In fact, some of the nations that succeeded in breaking away from underdevelopment the fastest were precisely those that turned education into a vehicle to transform their countries in an integral …
This year’s Nobel Prize Concert brings together world-renowned conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen and acclaimed violinist Julia Fischer, together with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. On December 8th, works by Boccherini, Brahms, and Ravel were performed on the Konserthuset Stockholm stage. The audience also heard a work …
Polarization 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 for their causes, both for left and right. Unlikely candidates …