Democracies on the back foot
The retreat of democracies could also start to be a concern for global order, which is reverting to rivalry between great powers that are very different from one another.
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The revolution of Muslim women
Since the turn of the century a relatively silent revolution of great scope has been taking place: the education and the entry into the labour market of 50 million women in predominantly-Muslim countries.
Europe knows where it doesn’t want to go
Europe is on the move, but it does not know where it is heading. Or rather it knows where it does not want to go: towards federalism (although the Eurozone is advancing discreetly towards it). The expression is taboo. There is also a lack of storytelling, a narrative that explains the EU’s evolution.
A global Cold War over Artificial Intelligence
There is a race, essentially between China, the US and Europe, to acquire new technologies, including Artificial Intelligence (AI). It will determine economic (and military) dominion in the not too-distant future.
The narrowing gap between nuclear and conventional weapons
Nuclear weapons cannot be uninvented, but they can be reinvented. And it seems that this is what we face: not the prospect of a quantitative race this time, but rather a qualitative race.
An Argentine G20: a Latin American agenda that concerns everyone
The G20 has different priorities: the future of work in the digital age, sustainable infrastructure and food security, with the possible addition of the fight against corruption. They are issues that concern Argentina especially, and virtually all the others, if not all.
Big states, big business, troubled societies
Shop window, megaphone and venue for discreet meetings: Davos is all these things. The main participants at the most recent World Economic Forum were the major states.
Riyadh-Tehran: intertwined destinies
An antagonism dominates the Middle East: the rivalry that pits Riyadh against Teheran. Their destinies are intertwined, not by a quantum relationship but one that is very real and ideological.
Trump and what caused him
The causes underlying Donald Trump's arrival in the White House exactly one year ago are still subject to debate.
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