How discontent with globalization has fueled authoritarian "strongmen"
As inflation, including as seen in rising food and commodity prices, destabilize global systems, strong leadership will appeal to more people. Part of the pushback against globalization has been led b...
11 Kesä 202220min
When allies unified by Ukraine confront upended security & war fatigue
At the 2022 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, it was clear that history is at a turning point, with a war in Europe whose cascading impact can be felt all over the globe. But this year’s WEF...
4 Kesä 202217min
Is now the time to buy? Real estate dynamics in 2022
As the global pandemic surged in the US, so too did home sales and home prices. On the flip side of things, commercial real estate took a hit as workers increasingly worked from home. As interest rate...
2 Kesä 202235min
How crisis can help us fix broken systems: from Ukraine to COVID
To fix our broken international political system, we need a crisis. For instance, a pandemic, climate catastrophe, Big Tech having too much power, or a Russia invasion of Ukraine. But it must be a cri...
22 Touko 202231min
Will there be a recession?
As record inflation meets rising interest rates, we’re examining the role of the US Federal Reserve in protecting the economy from recession in the coming months. 15 years ago the world faced the larg...
19 Touko 202231min
The Ukraine war is destroying Putin’s reputation
Michael McFaul knows a thing or two about Russia and Putin from his days as the former US ambassador in Moscow. As Putin's Victory Day speech illustrated, Russia hasn't moved on much since 1945, McFau...
14 Touko 202227min
A cybercrime treaty proposed by…Russia?
Cybercrime is a rapidly growing threat, and one that will require a global effort to combat. But could some of the same measures taken to fight criminals online lead to human rights abuses and a curta...
11 Touko 202227min
Saving the world’s water supply
Nearly half of the world's population currently lives in areas that face water scarcity for at least one month out of every year, and more than 1.2 billion people lack access to clean drinking water. ...
5 Touko 202233min
