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Human civilization is faced with unprecedented challenges caused by a mixture of economic, demographic and climate-related factors. We would be misguided to imagine that “orthodox” solutions cautiously and slowly applied could actually work. It won`t happen. They will yield no…
Read moreThe globalization of the last decades has undeniably led to less poverty and higher standards of living for a significant number of people in developing countries. It has helped reduce worldwide economic polarization at the expense of increased social polarization…
Read moreThe political trends in Europe are worrying. Rising populist or nationalist parties overshadow the mainstream parties and thus endanger the European construction. As I already explained in a number of posts, in my opinion, the primary cause of the situation…
Read moreThe saga of appointing a European Chief Prosecutor goes on, but the appointment process seems to have hit a wall. Neither the European Parliament, nor the Council of the EU is willing to give up on their candidate. The two…
Read moreThe US Treasury yield curve has inverted as 3-month yield tops the 10-year yield. This is the first time that this has happened since 2007, and the WSJ noted that the move had preceded every recession since 1975. As the…
Read moreAt the beginning of the `90s when I started my studies to transition from being an aircraft engineer to a management consultant, one of my English professors conducted a survey. As a specialist in organizational behavior, he wanted to assess…
Read moreThere is a long-standing misunderstanding in the public mind. It must be corrected because it is significant. Many people ask when the next crisis is going to strike again, without clearly discriminating between recession and a full-blown crisis. A recession…
Read moreFor some time now, Romania has been in the grasp of an illusion. It is based on the assumption that countries such as China or the Gulf states have so much cash available that their investment criteria are extremely loose. …
Read moreI recently had the opportunity to attend an INSEAD conference, the prestigious European postgraduate school branding itself as “The Business School for the World”. The event was entitled “Managing disruption at the Board and Executive level”. It was a select…
Read moreI don`t think that we can build a pollution-free planet just on a voluntary change of behavior. This is a statement not likely to attract much sympathy. But frankly, I do believe that people will change their behavior on a…
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