Demographics Part 9: The Advanced Developing World
The advanced developing world is about to have its moment. We’re talking about India, Turkey, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Brazil. These countries were a little late to the global scene, but now [...]
Brazilian Elections Return Lula to Office and Leave Bolsonaro Silent
The Brazilian elections took place over the weekend, resulting in a narrow win by center-left candidate and former president – Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, over [...]
Brazil’s Presidential Election Showdown
Brazilians will return to polls later this month to vote in a presidential run-off election between former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, known popularly as Lula, and firebrand current [...]
Energy, Currencies and Inflation: Worse for Some
In the worlds of finance, trade, economies, currencies and energy there is a lot going on. We’ve a war in Ukraine that will likely generate the largest oil dislocation in [...]
Where in the World: Fagradalsfjall, and Breakthrough Tech
Some questions I’ve been asked about as of late have been on the topic of what technologies do I see that could move the needle on some of the more… dire forecasts that I’ve made. Some [...]
A Failure of Leadership, Part I: A Look Around the World
Read Part 2 and Part 3 The past few weeks have been…eventful. I make my living anticipating and explaining and projecting change, with an unfortunate emphasis on destabilizing and disintegrative [...]
Coronavirus: The Developing World Guide
As governments in Washington, DC and London and Paris took their time to push their respective populations to shelter in place, the novel coronavirus did what it does best: spread quickly and [...]
