Are you ready for the world of tomorrow?
The population mix in most countries is set to change dramatically over the coming decades. Yet, most people are either unaware or in denial about this fact. Are you among them?
Jan Dehn
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Spain's 2025 power cut was a regulatory failure
The Iberian Power Cut of April 2025 was a regulatory failure. At a time of rampant deregulation, it offers a reminder of the risks we run if we remove all rules for business.
Why Spain wins and England loses
Why does Spain win and England lose? Intelligent management vs emotion is part of the answer. Spain plays the odds, while England requires its players to recapitulate days of Empire.
Charlatans and technocrats
There is a huge contrast between Singapore and the United States when it comes to political accountability. How do Western democracies become less like the US and more like Singapore?
Burnham's opportunity
Andy Burnham is the first PM since Brexit not to have to make immigration his top priority. What will this mean for Britain and British politics?
Trump's chickens come home to roost
Trump's short-sightedness is epic, but his policy chickens are now coming home to roost. I give insightful examples and draw a radical conclusion.
British humour - it helps
Britain may have many problems, but lack of a sense of humour was never one of them.
A social media ban for kids is a bad idea
The British government wants to ban kids from social media. Bad idea. Do we really want to criminalise +60% of kids, while ignoring the real criminals, who prey on kids?
When AI takes your job...
When AI has taken away all jobs, the vast majority of voters will no longer have an income. The resulting unemployment and inequality will be socially unacceptable. What is the solution?
Are Republicans fiscally responsible?
November's mid-term election is likely to produce the worst possible political constellation as far as US public debt is concerned. Here is why you should worry.
Restaurant Borda d'Agua, Lagoa
As a veteran seafood enthusiast living in Spain, it takes something special to blow me away. Today that special thing happened when I visited Borda d'Agua restaurant in the Azores.
The economic alarm bells are ringing
Bond markets are signalling a major policy clusterfuck on the part of the Trump Administration, while stock markets are on an AI bender. Which market is right?
Country Quest Azores #185
Azores is number 185 on my Countries Territories list! Only 81 left !
Restaurant Armazém do Peixe, Porto
Armazém do Peixe is an excellent fish restaurant at the mouth of the Douro River in Porto.
Golfo de Vizcaya road trip
Road-tripping across Golfo de Vizcaya in northern Spain in May involves a mix of rain and spectacle.
How France operates in Africa - Gulu Airport
France co-hosting the Africa Forward summit with English-speaking Kenya has led some to postulate that French-African relations are changing. Do not believe everything you read.
Navarre's curiously innocuous cultural divide
The Kingdom of Navarre is sharply divided between a Basque north and an ultra-conservative Spanish south. Why, then, is the region such an economic success?
Hiking Ordesa Valley
The Ordesa Valley is everything they say, but also harder work than I had imagined. And keep you boots dry!
Central Pyrenees road trip
Bujaluero is far less well-known that Ordesa, but it makes for rewarding mountain biking.
Time to revisit growth regressions?
If per capita GDP growth rates are non-linear then human progress may owe more to removing constraints to growth than supporting growth drivers per se.