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Trump’s threat

The latest statement by US President-elect Donald Trump demanding that Brics nations pledge not to create or support a new currency to challenge the American dollar reflects growing apprehension about dedollarisation.

Tyranny of broligarchs

In his much-celebrated book, The Third Wave, futurist Alvin Toffler describes technology as “the dawn of a new civilisation”. Technology has made great strides, solving many of our problems.

Parallel worlds joined at the hip

In Hong Kong for the 2023 Asian Global Dialogue, reading two newspapers today shows how we live in parallel mental worlds but are joined at the hip in one physical planet.

Has the West lost the Rest?

The images and news coming out of Gaza are so horrific that I cannot think of anything hopeful or constructive that can come of this cataclysm.

Olympic split

Belated miracles or epic rescue acts not having been budgeted for anywhere, next year’s Summer Olympics in Paris could send the quadrennial showpiece event inching back to a split