Who will lead the world in 2017?
Short of wartime and economic depression, it is hard to imagine a New Year arriving amid as much trepidation as this New Year. The year just ending brought us the shocks of…
Opinion
The big read: Life under the all-seeing “I”
Stefano Ermon of Stanford University’s Artificial Intelligence Lab speaks to Chief-Exec.com about the hopes and hazards of a world populated by learning machines As anyone who has ever tried to get…
Climate of change heralds new era of scepticism
Within sections of the international business community which applauded Britain’s vote to leave the European Union there is intense puzzling about what appears to be a glaring contradiction in the May Government’s…
Political conversation needs the voice of reason
In the raging debate about the “crisis” gripping Western democracies, one set of voices has been noticeably silent. What might be best termed as the “moderate right” – a political category in…
Global political shocks shift global trade
By Geoff Kitney As China seeks to exploit an unprecedented series of political shocks to the major western nations, trade policy has emerged as the key battleground on which the balance of…
Democratic dominos line up. Will they fall?
In the major capitals of Europe, almost anyone in an official capacity that you talk to is using the language of impending danger and potential doom. Fear is palpable. Uncertainty about the…
Merkel fights on as history awaits
What a journey she has been on! When it was first touted that Angela Merkel would become the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) candidate for the German Chancellorship after her election as party…
Path to Scotland’s independence in Europe
If you think Brexit complicated British politics, try living in Scotland. Those Scots who favour independence – 45 per cent of us, including me in 2014 – thought our time had come when David…
The science of Brexit behaviour
It became clear last week that not only was the political world turned upside down, but so also was the way it was analysed and reported. In particular, polling predictions were yet…
The psychology of government
As political parties around the world try to work out why opinion pollsters are struggling to get accurate readings of what is on voters’ minds, governments are beginning to tap into pioneering…