Antonio Navalón I have never been a supporter of or followed conspiracy theories. I have always considered that life has a randomness to it that even the most twisted brain in the world cannot condition. I grew up and was educated around the conspiracy theory …
Ricardo Pascoe Pierce The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) met last week, and its agreements will force Mexico to decide which side of the world chessboard it should be on. The subject of discussion at the NATO meeting was the defense of Ukraine. However, the …
People around the world are getting progressively wealthier – and that doesn’t just apply to those who already own great wealth. What does the future hold for global wealth? The answer is encouraging. Our analysis of over 50 key markets in this year’s Global Wealth Report shows the world is getting progressively richer across all …
Ricardo Pascoe Pierce The political-electoral crises facing French President Emmanuel Macron and U.S. President Joe Biden put many things at risk, perhaps the least of which is their re-election. Both societies are being pressured by populist leaders’ proposals that exploit their deep-seated fears. In both …
Time to rethink retirement When my mom passed away in 2012, my dad started to decline quickly, and my brother and I had to go through my parents’ bills and finances. Both my mom and dad worked great jobs for 50 years, but they were …
Antonio Navalón One needs to dig into the stormy summer months of 1939 to discover and recover one of the great sayings of the 20th century, emanating from the mind and experiences of Winston Churchill. When Chamberlain returned from Munich with a paper he had …
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 …
The Editor of the Financial Times, Roula Khalaf, addressed a letter to its readers welcoming to Democracy 2024 with a series of articles and short films marking an extraordinary year ahead. “More than half the global population is potentially voting in elections this year. Some …
Ian Bremmer, the president and founder of the Eurasia Group, joins Professor Scott Galloway to discuss what he believes are the year’s top geopolitical risks. These include the United States vs. itself, the Middle East on the brink, and the war in Ukraine on a …