15 September 2026 – Tuesday
15 September 2026 – Tuesday

Monday Briefing 14/09/2026

Young Ventures Hits Campus: Backing the Next Generation of Founders

Lions’ Legends: Closing Editorial

Simone de Beauvoir: Questions That Are Yet To Be Answered

Healing Is A Difficult Journey

Angela Davis: Who Gets to Be Free?

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.

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The Elephant in the Classroom 

As we enter a new era dominated by artificial intelligence tools, we cannot afford to turn a blind eye, nor to resist change. Failing to thoughtfully incorporate ChatGPT into what is bound to become the new generation of education…
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Macron’s pension reform and the democratic legitimacy of necessary change 

France is rising against Macron’s pension reform, which will increase the minimum retirement age from 62 to 64 and was passed alienating the National Assembly. Macron took a calculated risk, accepting gruesome political consequences for the rest of his…
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Angry at the prime minister, Israelis have taken to the streets: perspectives from within the protests in Tel Aviv 

The latest escalation of protests in Israel has coincided with my arrival in Tel Aviv for the exchange program. The wave of unrest has no precedents in Israel’s history and represents a dramatic turning point for the country. Having…
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Biden’s plans for America come with a big caveat for global trade

Such a protectionist turn poses serious threats to the very foundations of international trade: the WTO. Have you ever found yourself clashing with a fervent communist over which overarching system should govern economic relations? Too often the exchange ends…
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Viktoriia Lapa upon Invitation: One year of the Russian aggression against Ukraine – (im)personal reflections on current developments

One year into the war, it is clear that the real motives of Russia are aimed at the destruction of Ukraine as a free democratic state, and the genocide of Ukrainians as a nation, finds Viktoriia Lapa. “It is…
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The German Malaise: Olaf, schaffen wir das?

Once a high-performer, always a high-performer? – The German economy is in a state of malaise. Ever since war befell Ukraine, its status quo has been both dreary and depressing.  As the long list of crises relentlessly continues to…
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Carlo Altomonte upon invitation: the good old days of Europe’s growth model are over

EU member States, starting with Germany, have to realize that the good old days of the export-led model are over, and that the new global (dis) order requires the design of a new framework for Europe, finds Carlo Altomonte….
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Invest Better, with BFDE.

Behavioural finance – the study of markets’ unknown sentiments. Amid a geopolitical climate in which financial markets find themselves in a situation with abundant “known unknowns” – from the Russian invasion of Ukraine to the looming recession – taking…
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Lehman Brothers, Volume I

More than a decade has passed since the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy, which marked the end of what academics worldwide defined as the Great Moderation period. But why did it happen? Why did Lehman Brothers fail so spectacularly? A challenging…
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Duterte’s Legacy: the War on Drugs and Gloomy Presidential Election

Right after winning the 2016 presidential election of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte announced his plans to launch a War on Drugs that the country hadn’t seen before. From allowing all citizens to kill anyone they suspect of drug usage…
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