New Zealand rated best place to survive global societal collapse
Study citing ‘perilous state’ of industrial civilisation ranks temperate islands top for resilienceNew Zealand, Iceland, the UK, Tasmania and Ireland are the places best suited to survive a global...
View ArticleThe revolt against liberalism: what’s driving Poland and Hungary’s nativist...
For the hardline conservatives ruling Poland and Hungary, the transition from communism to liberal democracy was a mirage. They fervently believe a more decisive break with the past is needed to...
View ArticleHas Covid ended the neoliberal era? | Adam Tooze
The year 2020 exposed the risks and weaknesses of the market-driven global system like never before. It’s hard to avoid the sense that a turning point has been reachedIf one word could sum up the...
View ArticleAmerica faces supply-chain disruption and shortages. Here’s why | Matt Stoller
Shortages in the United States are piling up. Covid isn’t the only reason for the problemThere’s a quiet panic happening in the US economy. Medical labs are running out of supplies like pipettes and...
View ArticleHow Covid spread fear of globalisation and threatens a new world order
From China backtracking on coal to Britain’s ‘chicken king’ calling for a rethink of food production, the virus has accelerated nationalist impulses towards autarkyWhen Xi Jinping promised the world’s...
View ArticleYoung people more optimistic about the world than older generations – Unicef
Despite mental health and climate concerns, youth believe they can improve the world, survey for World Children’s Day findsYoung people are often seen as having a bleak worldview, plugged uncritically...
View ArticleHas Covid ended the neoliberal era? – podcast
The year 2020 exposed the risks and weaknesses of the market-driven global system like never before. It’s hard to avoid the sense that a turning point has been reached. By Adam ToozeContinue reading...
View ArticleFrom the archive: Behemoth, bully, thief: how the English language is taking...
We are raiding the Audio Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors.No language in history has dominated the world quite like English...
View ArticleThe big idea: is tourism bad for us?
Wanderlust may be surging once more – but will travel really help us find what we’re looking for?In 2019, the United Nations World Tourism Organization reported that international travel had increased...
View ArticleGlobalisation is not working – in an age of insecurity, we need more local...
From the supply-chain crisis to Covid vaccines, the past couple of years have brought home the benefits of self-sufficiencyRishi Sunak is in Washington DC this week to discuss the state of the global...
View ArticleAs tensions rise between east and west, will HSBC be torn apart?
The bank, once a herald of globalisation, is struggling to placate investors amid US-China trade wars and crisis in Hong KongWhen Mark Tucker arrived as HSBC’s new chairman on a cloudy London day in...
View ArticleChina’s struggle delights some – but should make us all nervous | Larry Elliott
Covid has amplified the threats that accompany the country’s role as an economic superpowerChina has been central to the story of globalisation over the past 30 years, but now it is struggling. More...
View ArticleWith no A-listers, can Davos still play a part on the global stage?
This year’s meeting may just manage some climate progress, but many say the forum is irrelevant in a changed worldThe highlight of the last gathering of the global elite in Davos was a spat between...
View ArticleGlobalisation of food production has left millions hungry | Letters
Edward Davey says heads of state need to act with urgency to address the global food crisis. Plus letters from Benny Dembitzer and Brian FishGeorge Monbiot’s piece on the fragility of the global food...
View ArticleDavos 2022 meeting was a missed opportunity over globalisation | Joseph Stiglitz
Business and political elite embraced new ethos at WEF without reflecting on past mistakesThe World Economic Forum’s first meeting in more than two years was markedly different from the many previous...
View ArticleNationalism is the ideology of our age. No wonder the world is in crisis |...
As Rishi Sunak and Joe Biden meet world leaders at the G20, they should be pushing for greater cooperation to deal with growing threats Gordon Brown is the WHO ambassador for global health financing...
View ArticleGordon Brown changes his tune on nationalism | Brief letters
Brown’s British jobs | Nurses’ pay | Cheap food for MPs | Market forcesI read with interest Gordon Brown’s article (Nationalism is the ideology of our age. No wonder the world is in crisis, 15...
View ArticleAre we really prisoners of geography? – podcast
A wave of bestselling authors claim that global affairs are still ultimately governed by the immutable facts of geography – mountains, oceans, rivers, resources. But the world has changed more than...
View ArticleThe pendulum swung against globalisation in 2022 – and that’s no bad thing |...
Climate crisis, Ukraine invasion and China-US tensions are challenging assumption free markets are bestThis was supposed to be the year when things returned to normal. After the collapse of activity...
View ArticleFrom near-shoring to friend-shoring: the changing face of globalisation
A new operating model for the global economy is upon us – its success will depend on how policymakers adapt For three decades, businesses and governments around the world operated under the assumption...
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