The Wall Street Journal’s latest documentary, “Shadow Men: Inside Russia’s Secret War Company,” goes deep inside the lethal global expansion of the Russian private military company Wagner — tracing the group’s evolution from a small, guns-for-hire operation into a sprawling network of businesses that have …
TED2023 Political scientist Ian Bremmer argues it’s not as simple as it used to be. With some eye-opening questions about the nature of leadership, he asks us to consider the impact of the evolving global order and our choices as participants in the future of …
Jeffrey D. Sachs Is a world-renowned economics professor, bestselling author, innovative educator, and global leader in sustainable development. Sachs is widely recognized for bold and effective strategies to address complex challenges, including the escape from extreme poverty, the global battle against human-induced climate change, international …
Nobel Prize-winning scientist Paul Nurse defines the 5 core principles of life. What is the essence of being alive? This is the question that geneticist and cell biologist Paul Nurse dissects in his book What Is Life? At the core of life is the cell …
China is taking an increasingly assertive role in world affairs, helping to restore relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia, offering a 12-point peace plan for Ukraine, and strengthening its relationships with European and Latin American powers. Last week, China continued its diplomatic outreach by offering …
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Russia’s war in Ukraine has significantly increased the likelihood of direct confrontation with NATO. Moscow is rattling the nuclear saber, NATO just added 830 miles of territory on the Russian border, and tensions are higher than ever. Russia now sees …
Ray Dalio with Charlie Rose The billionaire hedge-fund investor Ray Dalio believes the world order is changing. Looking at the rise and fall of empires over 500 years of history, he discovered three factors occurring simultaneously: debt and monetization, political extremism, conflict and populism, and …
FRONTLINE investigates Russian President Vladimir Putin’s clashes with five American presidents as he’s tried to rebuild the Russian empire. Veteran filmmaker Michael Kirk (Putin’s Revenge, Putin’s Road to War) and his team trace the miscalculations and missteps of U.S. presidents over five administrations, culminating in Putin’s invasion of …
https://youtu.be/9NoCbQqkay8 Jeffrey David Sachs is an American economist, academic, and public policy analyst. Sachs serves as the Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, where he holds the rank of University Professor, the university’s highest academic rank. Sachs was the Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University from 2002 to 2016. …
