地政経済と政治
The Suwałki Gap: why this small part of Europe could have global implications
It’s been called NATO’s “soft underbelly,” and the “most dangerous place on Earth.”
John Letzing
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金融と通貨システム
How does squeezing the life out of an economy help it revive?
“The farmers got out of hand.”
Why Juneteenth matters everywhere in the world
To some, it might seem like a relatively obscure Americanism. Even in America, it was only made a federal holiday a year ago.
経済成長
There’s a desperate need for housing, so why isn’t more being built?
Even Singapore hasn’t been spared.
世界経済フォーラムの取り組み
Mientras la OTAN busca expandirse, muchos todavía se preguntan: ¿cómo funciona?
Cuando el huracán Katrina arrasó la costa del golfo de Estados Unidos en 2005, una entidad que aparentemente improbable acudió en ayuda de las personas que necesitaban desesperadamente al...
地政経済と政治
This is why the US dollar is a potent sanctions weapon… for now
About a decade ago, Swiss banks did something unthinkable. One by one, they set aside secrecy previously upheld for centuries and handed sensitive information to a US government in search...
レジリエンス、平和、安全保障
As NATO looks to expand, many may still wonder: how does it work?
When Hurricane Katrina ripped through the US Gulf Coast in 2005, one seemingly unlikely entity came to the aid of people in desperate need of food and medical supplies: a transatlantic mi...
世界経済フォーラムの取り組み
Davos 2022: How to properly debate the future of democracy
A lively panel gathered on the first day of Davos 2022 to discuss the future of democracy, demonstrating the sort of healthy debate required to nourish it.
ヘルスとヘルスケア
This is why we’ll probably have to work longer than our parents did
China’s plan to “gradually delay” the country’s legal retirement age has managed to unify a wide variety of people around a single sentiment: they don't like it.
Can science help us understand populism, from 'malignant manicheism' to Marine Le Pen?
After a pair of populist candidates were defeated in European elections last Sunday, some of the reaction sounded like advice we get during the downslope of a COVID-19 wave – this is good...
エネルギー転換
How did one European country free itself from Russian gas?
It seems clear now that buying Russian oil and gas means funding an attempt to dismantle a sovereign country, and indirectly enabling carnage.
世界経済フォーラムの取り組み
What is information warfare and how pervasive is it?
A confession: during the earliest days of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine I’d steal an occasional glimpse at RT, the Russian broadcaster accused of peddling propaganda, before it was yanked ...
エネルギー転換
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine need not hinder climate progress. Here's why
It’s “now or never” to stave off a climate catastrophe, according to a UN report published last week.
レジリエンス、平和、安全保障
What are hypersonic weapons and how can we limit their spread?
Nearly four years ago, Russia brandished one of its newest armaments during a Victory Day parade in Moscow: a hypersonic missile that was fastened to a fighter jet, and described as a “do...
食料と水
How to contain the cascading impacts of war in ‘Europe’s breadbasket’
At a time when Ukrainian farmers normally start spring field work, many have instead been using their tractors to haul away abandoned Russian tanks and troop carriers.