Economy

IMF Warns of Potential Global Market Correction

Financial Institutions Warn of Elevated Global Market Risks The International Monetary Fund (hereinafter: IMF) has issued a formal warning concerning the increasing probability of a disorderly correction in the global market. In its latest Global Financial Stability Report, the institution highlights a growing divergence between optimistic market valuations and underlying economic and political risks. This...

EU Telecoms Squeezed by China Tech Policy

The government of China is using a new national security review system to increase restrictions on European telecommunications suppliers. This policy directly affects firms like Ericsson and Nokia and is part of a broader strategic push for self-reliance within the China tech sector. The development is indicative of a global trend toward technological decoupling, where...

Artificial Intelligence and International Security: A Divided Debate at the United Nations

Technological progress has always reshaped the landscape of international security, from the advent of nuclear weapons to the rise of cyberspace. Artificial Intelligence (hereinafter: AI) represents the latest frontier, offering capabilities that range from predictive analysis and humanitarian aid to autonomous targeting systems and advanced cyberattacks. Unlike many previous technologies, AI is characterised by its...

Disruption: Economic Factors on Political Structures

The text discusses the nature of change and disruption within societal, economic and political structures. It emphasises adaptability as key to effectively navigate disruptions, driven mainly by technological advancements. The analysis concludes that genuine knowledge production is crucial for societies to remain resilient and innovate, ensuring effective responses to ongoing disruptions.

Problems in Political Discourse

Politics is a matter that is of interest to everyone because our lives are directly affected by it. The way politics and its outcomes are structured determines the accessibility, effectiveness and efficiency of genuine knowledge production, which is ultimately the goal of our being. Therefore, it is natural that politics is a topic of popular...

Capitalism in the International Political Order

Do we receive different performance results when economic systems are embedded in different international political settings? What can be expected from different combinations of those two structural realms? More specifically, how is the capitalist economic mode affected in a multipolar international political state structure? The analysis of political systems, including economic systems, does strongly benefit...