The balance of power in the world was adapting, albeit slowly, to the new realities. Countries would work together and share power when they had to. It was a pity that decisive action was rarely evident before a crisis forced it to happen. But this was not a new phenomenon. It ...
In this chapter, we look at how, why and with what consequences the current global power-shift is taking place. We identify the visible shifts and less visible fault-lines that underlie the global political economy in this period of structural crisis and hegemonic transition. We follow a non-...
The deployment of AI and generative AI along with other economic and business shifts is redefining work in Europe and the United States, writes Kweilin Ellingrud inForbes. Article-World Economic Forum Why closing the small business productivity gap can create enormous value for economies ...
What We’re Watching: Key Themes 2025 The intensifying global trade war will likely weaken global credit conditions, threatening what has been a fairly favorable environment for most borrowers. While market volatility is likely to continue, ratings performance has so far exhibited resilience. ...
itself may waver -- with chaotic results. However gradual, the dollar's weakening would herald a global order in which U.S. hard and soft power would wane, and this would signal profound changes at a global level, which will further accelerate the existing trend towards a multipolar world ...
The IMF periodically releases a forecast of economic growth and other indicators for most of the world’s countries. They convey useful guidance about the potential impact of changes in economic policies and other structural shifts in the global economy. In the latest outlook, the IMF notes that...
this year's survey revealed that leaders are focused on the regulatory impact of recent geopolitical shifts and questioning what is coming next. The survey findings are based on the responses of 77 financial institutions from around the world and across multiplefinancial servicessectors, representing ...
What might be the implications of such shifts for US force structure, overseas basing, and diplomacy? What does it mean for European countries’ role in the world as their relative share of defense power shrinks? Will NATO’s role in the world correspondingly retract? Will NATO’s ...
explain the massive shifts which have been occurring in the world’s manufacturing industry and to examine the impact of such large-scale changes on countries and local- ities across the globe. … Ultimately, the main thread which binds the various parts ...
the potential adverse effects of climate change, featured by altered precipitation regimes and temperatures, intertwined with the ongoing and increasing human activities that result in shifts in habitat suitability, collectively pose important threats to the long-term persistence and ecological functioning of...