Showing posts with label Stéphanie Thomson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Stéphanie Thomson. Show all posts

Monday, 11 July 2016

People are angry about globalization. This chart explains why (Stéphanie Thomson, WEF)

We’re a pessimistic bunch. Last year, pollsters asked people in 17 countries whether they thought the world was getting better or worse. In all but two countries – China and Indonesia – more than 50% of people said things were deteriorating. In fact, in some places, as many as 81% of people said life was better in the good old days.

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/07/people-are-angry-about-globalization-this-chart-explains-why

Wednesday, 27 April 2016

4 trends that will define the future of US foreign policy (Stéphanie Thomson, WEF)

A man walks past the U.S. embassy in Sanaa after the road in front of it was opened by the police March 4, 2015

“When America sneezes, the world catches a cold.” The expression might be a bit of a cliché, but it’s still accurate: what happens in the US affects other countries. Which is why whether you live in London or Luanda, US foreign policy matters.

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/04/4-trends-that-will-define-the-future-of-us-foreign-policy

Tuesday, 15 March 2016

Tuesday, 1 March 2016

Will electric cars cause the next oil crisis? (Stéphanie Thomson, WEF)



Some inventions are an immediate success. When Apple released the iPhone in 2007, customers lined up outside stores, desperate to get their hands on what the media called the Jesus phone, a reference to the device’s popularity.

http://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/03/will-electric-cars-cause-the-next-oil-crisis