MONOCLE RADIO (December 25, 2024): It has been another big year in fashion and design. Christopher Cermak is joined by Monocle’s teams in London and Zürich to discuss their highlights, from the runway to the pavement. Plus: HJ Mai explores the German Bundeswehr market.
Category Archives: Analysis
Foreign Affairs Magazine: The Best Essays Of 2024
FOREIGN AFFAIRS MAGAZINE (December 22, 2024): The top essays of the year include…
The Self-Doubting Superpower
By Fareed Zakaria
America shouldn’t give up on the world it made.
Why Gaza Matters
By Jean-Pierre Filiu
Since antiquity, the territory has shaped the quest for power in the Middle East.
Israel’s Self-Destruction
By Aluf Benn
Netanyahu, the Palestinians, and the price of neglect.
Russia Is Burning Up Its Future
By Andrei Kolesnikov
How Putin’s pursuit of power has hollowed out the country and its people.
The Trouble With “the Global South”
By Comfort Ero
What the West gets wrong about the rest.
News: Diplomacy To Help Rebuild Syria, Ukraine Kills Top General In Russia
Monocle Radio (December 18, 2024): The European Union is reopening its delegation in Syria while France is sending envoys to Damascus. How can diplomacy help rebuild the country?
Then: we look at what Moscow describes as “inevitable retribution” towards Ukraine following the killing of a top general. Plus: Ecowas approves three-nation exit from the bloc, Taiwan gets new US-made tanks to boost its defences and ‘Le Monde’ newspaper turns 80.
The Nation Magazine – January 2025 Preview
The Nation Magazine (December 17, 2024): The latest issue features ‘Code Red’ – On election night, our screens were a sea of red, suggesting that the US was more conservative than ever. But sometimes maps can be deceiving…
The Dead Hand of the Democratic Consultant Class
Breaking the grip of grifters who refuse to learn or leave won’t be easy. But it is essential to effectively opposing the coming plutocracy.
The Difference That Matters Most Isn’t Between Left and Right
But between candidates who are defenders of the system and those who are anti-system. Democrats lost because they allowed Trump to be the only voice of antiestablishment rage.
Progressives Can’t Afford to Spend the Next 4 Years Just Playing Defense
Or reflexively denouncing every Trump policy. While we mustn’t underestimate the danger he poses to our democracy, when he says he wants to end war, the left should call his bluff.
News: German Chancellor No-Confidence Vote, Iran Isolated As Turkey Gains
Analysis: What Trump Can & Can’t Do On Day 1 (WSJ)
Video timeline: Chapters: 0:00 Trump’s second term 0:38 Immigration 2:23 Military 3:06 Education 4:34 Energy 5:32 Tariffs 6:48 Checks and balances
For most of Trump’s objectives for his second term, there are limitations including checks and balances within the process or limitations directly from Congress. WSJ explains which of these plans he can carry out on his own, which he’ll need help from Congress for, and what might end up in the courts.
How AI Is Revolutionising Science (The Economist)
The Economist (November 21, 2024): AI is driving a transformation across all fields of science, from developing drugs for incurable diseases and improving the understanding of animal communication to self-driving labs.
Video timeline: 00:00 – How AI is revolutionising science 02:53 – Drug discovery 04:31 – AlphaFold 05:30 – Adoption of AI in science 07:08 – Animal communication 09:26 – Scientific fraud 11:03 – Self-driving labs 14:36 – Future of AI in science
Could this prompt a new golden age of discovery? Video supported by @mishcon_de_reya
Analysis: The World Ahead In 2025 – The Economist
Tom Standage’s ten trends to watch in 2025
A letter from the editor of The World Ahead
The three forces that will shape 2025
Watch the interplay between Donald Trump, technology and radical uncertainty
The cover mentions climate issues and hints at a new phase in the fight for social equality, especially among women. Last year, the cover predicted geopolitical instability, an economic crisis, climate disasters, and the g
2024 Election Analysis: How Donald Trump Took Back The White House
The Journal Podcast (WSJ) November 6, 2024: Republican former president Donald Trump defeats Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, reclaiming the White House.
WSJ’s Alex Leary reports on Trump’s winning strategy and the campaign that fueled it.
Further Reading:
–Trump Defeats Harris, Marking Historic Comeback
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Politics: Inside The World Of ‘Legal’ Election Betting
The Wall Street Journal (October 29, 2024): While polls show former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris in a dead heat in the final stretch of the 2024 election, the GOP nominee is dominating the Democratic candidate in the betting markets.
Chapters: 0:00 Election betting is legal 0:36 How it works 2:39 Prediction markets vs. polls 3:58 The reliability of betting markets
Once banned by federal regulators, Americans can now legally gamble on elections in prediction markets. Platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket have emerged as websites to place yes-or-no contracts. WSJ reporter Alexander Osipovich explains how these markets work, what they could tell us about the outcome of the election and the implications of trading on the future of the country.
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