A few years ago, there was a musical play on Broadway called “Stop the World – I Want to Get Off,” and today, it seems that situation is repeating itself. Beginning with the political aspect, the performance of the financial markets, the Covid rebound, and …
Antonio Navalón We live in an era in which the deluge of changes has provoked a flood and disruption of everything we thought we knew and understood. When a century from now, what has happened during this era is analyzed, it will surely come to …
Luis Rubio The key to having an atomic bomb is to never use it: it is the threat of its use that deters those possessing such power. The same occurs with the negotiations between governments in ambits such as investment and commerce. Although the risk …
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 …
Antonio Navalón “There are two infinite things; the Universe and human stupidity, and about the Universe, I am not sure” – Albert Einstein. When I want to get conspiratorial, I think that the best way out of the moral, economic, military, and social crisis in …
Today, we mourn the early passing one year ago of Manuel Suárez Mier, one of our founding contributors, and miss his weekly columns full of wit, acute criticism, and scholarly accuracy. His generosity included sharing his thoughts, rigorous economic and political analysis, and vast knowledge …
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Antonio Navalón The 21st century, the century of enlightenment, communication, culture, and the century in which we have been more informed – even if more ignorant than ever – offers new perspectives and ways of living from many points of view. The whole world is …
Antonio Navalón It is hard to admit it, but deep down, we must begin to recapitulate on what has happened, not about the falsehoods but about the conceptual mistakes we are making as a generation, as countries, and as thinkers. The world, the assumptions, the …
Antonio Navalón For many, June 29, the day on which NATO members signed the Madrid Declaration at the summit meeting, is a watershed in modern history. It is not only because NATO – an element in crisis – has been wholly revived due to Vladimir …