Each week a selection of 5 op. eds. and articles to better make sense of today’s world.
Weekly Selection
Nobel laureate sees tough social consequences of Trump 2.0 economics. The only safe place to be in the AI race in intelligence is ahead. Why has the Israel-Hamas truce deal happened now? The true price of a $12 Shein dress. Better health and wellbeing could be only 35 steps away.[...]
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Far from out of the geopolitical woods - we’re heading back into the law of the jungle. The paradox of American power in context. Trump’s ‘peace through strength’ strategy heralds anything but. Think twice before embarking on a ‘glowing up’ journey. It would be far better for you to take a caring journey into nature.[...]
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For Putin, it’s the point of no return. Populism doesn’t last for ever. The environment: the good news among the bad news. The German model is failing. And the Internet misses the point.[...]
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How to find hope in an age of resentment; how to identify the eight headwinds that threaten global growth; how to make the case for improved globalisation; how to make sense of what just happened in Syria; and how to pick 52 interesting things.[...]
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What the OECD sees in store for the global economy. Inflation surprises fuel populist support. Find the creativity burgeoning below the algorithms. Why domesday ‘prepping’ is innately American. The healing power of music.[...]
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The grim reality of Europe’s economic problems. Why Trump’s presidency will see a rise in crony capitalism. What will Putin do next? No one really knows. What are microplastics doing to our health? No one really knows. What’s cooking in Silicon Valley kitchens?[...]
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The possibility of a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine with a DMZ. How the ‘diploma divide’ destroyed support for the Democrats. Can we shape AI for better not for worse? The lure of longevity. How forgetting can in fact help our brain function.[...]
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The end of US exceptionalism. Hope for constructive climate action is waning fast. It’s hard to grasp what its hosts hope for COP29. Beware the pitfalls of AI search. The power of storytelling persists - how to do it well.[...]
Weekly Selection
What brought the US to the brink of authoritarianism. Five geopolitical questions that political leaders must address and which of them are on Trump’s winning side. The power and influence of social media imagery. The idea of ‘field theory’.[...]
