Brave New World

WEF 2022: The World Is No Longer Flat

This week, a colourful cabal of cognoscenti gathered in Davos to offer diverse takes on the world’s most pressing issues.…

2 years ago

Ursula von der Leyen’s Speech to Davos 2022 In Full

This article is part of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen addressed Davos 2022…

2 years ago

The Fog of War: The Tragic Triumph of Hope Over Experience – The Folly of Great Powers

Wars of conquest seldom end well for the would-be conqueror even if waged against a weaker neighbour. Somehow, those to…

2 years ago

Liberalism and Its Discontents: Francis Fukuyama on the Future of History

Poor Francis. History didn’t end after all. Neither did liberalism triumph over the forces of evil. Possibly one of the…

2 years ago

Plus ça Change: Mired in Multiple Crises, Lebanon Votes for Continuity

In a scathing indictment of the country’s political elite, Lebanon tumbled some 25 places on the annual United Nations World…

2 years ago

Crypto Jitters: Unhinged Stablecoins Add Volatility to an Already Unstable Market

The dig is impossible to resist. On Thursday, tether – the world’s biggest ‘stablecoin’ – briefly became untethered from its…

2 years ago

Power Meets Pluck: Paranoid and Haunted, President Putin Sees Nazis Everywhere

In President Vladimir Putin’s book everybody not excitedly cheering his ‘special military operation’ to liberate Ukraine is a Nazi. If…

2 years ago

The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity – A Non-Linear Anarchist Reading of World History

It’s an ideology that inspires fear and loathing in equal measure. Anarchism or the conviction that the state – and…

2 years ago

Crash by Stealth: Investors Head for the Hills to Find a Valley of Tears

In a bear market, nobody can hear you scream. Equity markets are suffering a crash by stealth with reality nibbling…

2 years ago

Corporate Earnings Fine, Markets Not So Much: Seesawing Stock Markets Rattle Investors

And just like that… the party was over. Wednesday’s stock market rally, sparked by the dovish comments of US Federal…

3 years ago