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 …
Wars, polarization, and uncertainty reign in the immediate future. None of the forecasts at the beginning of the year* alerted us to the outcomes we experienced. The widely anticipated recession didn’t happen; the U.S. economy is growing with low unemployment and decreasing inflation. Growth across …
Federico Reyes Heroles We know they lie to us. They know we know they are lying to us, and… they keep on lying. How far can it go? It is difficult to say. It appears in the world, and we can expel it. It has …
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 …
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The Middle East crisis will have severe repercussions for Israel, its neighbors, and U.S. foreign policy. Israel’s response to Hamas’s attacks is expected to continue to provoke anger across the Middle East, potentially fueling jihadist movements and escalating conflicts with other groups, contributing to regional …
Antonio Navalón If When the Berlin Wall fell, the book that best reflected this episode of history was Francis Fukuyama’s “The End of History and the Last Man”. After the Hamas attack on Israel that began on October 7, the title that best defines this …
Ricardo Pascoe Pierce The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meeting was held last week in an atmosphere of global realignments. The leaders’ speeches (3 women among men) from multiple countries expressed opinions on common issues: the war in Ukraine, the global financial system, poverty, the …
What Powered the World in 2022? This was originally posted on Elements. In 2022, 29,165.2 terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity was generated around the world, an increase of 2.3% from the previous year. In this visualization, we look at data from the latest Statistical Review of World …
Luis Rubio India advances uncontainably but in an exceedingly peculiar manner, deftly skirting the obstacles imposed upon it inexorably by its extraordinary linguistic, religious, and ethnic diversity. An extraordinarily complex and stratified society coming up against enormous barriers to progress, it has found innovative ways …