Reading time: 5 minutes Oil prices are once more on the rise, after a pandemic and a price war sent them tumbling in 2020. We are in the midst of the new oil price [ … ]
Category: TiL Rundown
The TiL Rundown is where we analyze current and future trends in society, technology, inovation and culture: a column tailored for those of you seeking to be constantly ahead of time.
Libya’s Interim Government: A New Chapter?
Reading time: 7 minutes In March, Libya’s new interim government was appointed, intending to replace both the warring Government of National Accord (GNA) based in Tripoli and the Interim Government situated in Tobruk. Referred [ … ]
The king of Russia: how Putin’s rise to power threatens any prospect of democracy
Reading time: 7 minutes Vladimir Putin has been the president of Russia for over 20 years. During his career not only did he reestablish Russia, turning it into a global superpower, but he’s created [ … ]
The demographic crisis due to covid-19 and its effects on the pension system
Reading time: 8 minutes Drop in births after the spread of Covid-19 Since the start of the pandemic in March 2020, a remarkable downward trend in births has been registered all over the world, [ … ]
DC/EP: the two-sided digital coin
Reading time: 6 minutes The implications that the implementation of the digital yuan in China will have on the global economy The idea of Central Bank digital currencies is turning into a possibility of [ … ]
La pandemia: gli effetti sulla globalizzazione
Reading time: 4 minutes Decine di migliaia di veicoli fermi nelle aree di produzione dei principali marchi automobilistici, requisizioni di lotti vaccinali destinati ad altri paesi, e all’inizio della pandemia anche di materiale medico: [ … ]
Challenger Banks: A Success Story?
Reading time: 6 minutes Challenger banks, disruptor banks, neobanks — no matter which name you refer to them by, there’s no denying the debilitating impact these banks have had on the global financial market. [ … ]
Affirmative Action Worldwide: Its development and future
Reading time: 7 minutes Defined as a set of policies aimed at levelling the playing field for members of disadvantaged communities, affirmative action has been a hot topic in recent years, especially in the [ … ]
Myanmar: New Friendship With China and the Road Back To a Military Dictatorship
Reading time: 6 minutes At the beginning of 2021 the world was hopeful for change after a disastrous year. The emergence of a global pandemic and eruption of pro-democracy demonstrations across the globe, raging [ … ]
Reaching for the Stars: Determining Space Law
Reading time: 5 minutes Undoubtedly, mankind has made great leaps in all sectors: artificial intelligence is now well integrated in day-to-day activities, machine learning has been embedded in most sectors and the harmonization of [ … ]