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World Politics Review | Geostrategic analysis of international affairs Home - Government 2020 Eurasia Group It's 2013. We've made it. For those of us watching from the United States, the last few days of 2012 (to say nothing of the first couple of this year) were touch and go. Political risk has entered our vocabulary. That's been increasingly true for the last four years because of the way perceptions of political risk have spread across the developed world. In responding to the worst economic slowdown since the great depression, it's no surprise that political risk has come to the fore. When I started Eurasia Group in 1998, we focused on emerging markets. Indeed, it's more important now than ever before. And so the top risk this year is: 1 - Emerging markets: not less risky For the past four years, we've been uncritically thankful for the emerging markets. Emerging markets will have much more volatility and instability than the advanced industrial democracies. A - becoming developed. B - still emerging--and problematically so. C - backsliding. 2 - China vs information None of these are new.
2012 Edison Award Winners 2012 Edison Award Winners Being recognized with an Edison Award™ is one of the highest accolades a company can receive in the name of innovation and business success. The Edison Awards honor excellence in new product and service development, marketing, human-centered design and innovation. We congratulate all of our winners! Technology Systems Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft by SpaceXSpaceX designed, manufactured and launched the Falcon rocket and Dragon spacecraft, the first ever private spacecraft successfully recovered from Earth orbit, all for a fraction of traditional costs. Safety/Security OnStar For My Vehicle (FMV) by OnStarThe power of OnStar is now available for most vehicles on the road through a new aftermarket product called OnStar FMV (For My Vehicle). Electric Vehicles 2012 Ford Focus Electric by Ford Motor CompanyThe all-new Focus Electric is Ford's first zero-CO2-emissions, gasoline-free, all-electric passenger car. Automotive/Transportation Building Materials
Strategic Foresight | World Economic Forum - Strategic Foresight To find out more about our activities, click on the images: About Us Through its Strategic Foresight practice, the World Economic Forum provides a unique, impartial platform and a powerful process for multi-stakeholder engagement. The Strategic Foresight team at the Forum engages policy-makers and leaders from business and civil society in strategic dialogues to better understand and address complex and long-term challenges. Much of the value of Strategic Foresight activities lies in the process. The Forum has developed its own world-class methodology using a mixture of tools, including: Scenarios – Plausible, coherent stories about the future aimed at making sense of uncertain issues, and clarifying strategic options for decision-makers. Strategic Foresight processes are powerful when: There is little agreement among stakeholders about the nature of the issue No one is “in charge” of the issue Traditional thinking about an issue is outmoded For more of our reports and scenarios, click here
10 predictions for 2016 In 2016 we’ll see healthcare professionals prescribe video games to their patients, boutique food producers take on the supermarkets and the emergence of new challenge-driven universities which harness the collective problem solving capabilities of the world’s students. We hope you enjoy this year’s list - Nesta’s fifth series of forecasts for the year ahead. The World Changing Ideas Of 2016 It will be easy to feel better about humanity when you read these 10 ideas. They're all examples of how advances in science, technology, or simply a different kind of thinking can address the litany of challenges facing our societies today. The ideas we have chosen to highlight aren't about flying cars and food replicators, though we wish anyone who is working on those the best of luck. Many are about providing basic empathy and living conditions for everyone from office workers to slum dwellers in the developing world. It's notable that most of the solutions are also solving problems of our own making. People have been told we're living in the future, but few people are actually seeing the future around them. At some point, people are going to need to feel that this era of technological revolution is lifting them up, not just distracting them from the real problems they face day to day. Your Data Footprint Is Affecting Your Life In Ways You Can't Even Imagine The U.S.
iKnow WI-WE Bank : WI-WE Scan WI now-2050general Major Volcanic Eruption(s) WI now-2050+general Development of human-animal communication WI now-2025general EU rules Member States tax policy WE general Migration reform aimed to grant Cuban nationals the right to go out of the country The Disappearance of the European Union WE 2005-nowgeneral lipstick entrepreneurs On our way to a regressive society ? Discovery of an alien civilization United Kingdom leaving the European Union UK UE Europe England Union Alliance Mexico and Guatemala unifies Super Human Red Blood Cells. Nanotechnology- Super Human Abilities, Synthetic Red Blood Cells WE before 2000general Rise in Vegetarianism and Veganism Increased use of cognitive enhancers- Students take smart drugs to improve alertness... smart drugs, cognitive enhancement, academic doping, nootropics, cheating WE 2005-nowfp7-ssh Holistic Innovation – Fusion of Product and Service Innovations WI now-2025wm-cz Health care of the elderly is predominantly IT-based R&D in synthetic biofuels from algae.
Reports | Wikistrat Wikistrat conducted an 11-day multistage crowdsourced simulation to explore the various pathways by which North Korea could collapse, assess which of the pathways are the most plausible/likely, and “game out” the ways in which other actors are likely to respond. Click here or on the cover image to download the full presentation. Wikistrat’s experts reflect on the geopolitical and security implications of the coup attempt in Turkey, including for:GermanyIsraelISIS and SyriaNATORussia Click here or on the cover image to download the full presentation. This month’s strategic insights from crowdsourced simulations address:Brexit: The Day AfterThe Middle East After the Territorial Elimination of ISISTurkey’s Policy Towards ISISA Chinese Spring Click here or on the cover image to download the full presentation. This report provides in-depth analysis regarding the consequences the Brexit referendum result may have on global and regional actors, including:GermanyThe NetherlandsTurkeyRussiaChina