There are many who predict that the increasing economic and political power of Asia will make the 21st century the “Asian century”. Given that several forecasts about China’s economic development see China overtaking the U.S. as the world’s largest economy in terms of GDP well before mid-century, there is a chance that Asia’s leading economies could [...]
As part of the research for my research paper “On the Threshold to a New Energy Age“, I conducted a survey in order to find out how “prepared” people are for the transition to a new age of energy generation and use as well as to gather opinions on current trends in energy issues.
In the [...]
I’m pretty sure that by mid-century, China will be a developed country with an efficient economy generating a huge share of its energy needs of renewable energy sources. That’s my prediction.
Next to China, there are two other prospective candidates: Indonesia and Brazil. These three countries are growing fast despite the aftermath of the Great Recession [...]
Even though this is my first post in 2010, I’d like to include a video from last year, featuring photos I took during my four-week stay in Hawaii in summer 2009.
I hope you enjoy this video. Traveling to Hawaii was an amazing experience. The place has such a positive energy which you can feel as soon [...]
Since the start of the millennium, globalization and the Internet revolution have worked hand-in-hand to fundamentally change the lives of hundreds of millions of people around the world.
Globalization as we know it today would not have been possible without the Internet. As New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman described in his bestselling book “The [...]
This is the third post of my “The Pace of Globalization” series. For the previous two posts, follow these links:
The Pace of Globalization I
The Pace of Globalization II
In the first post of this series, I featured the video “Did You Know?” by Karl Fisch, a teacher at Arapahoe High School in Centennial, Colorado.
Mr. Fisch has [...]
In his bestselling book “The World is Flat”, New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman - one of my favorite authors - analyzes globalization and divides it into three eras:
“Globalization 1.0 (1492 to 1800) shrank the world from a size large to a size medium, and the dynamic force in that era was countries globalizing [...]
The pace of globalization is increasing. And that is good for all of us. Today, we are more inter-connected than at any other date in history. More people communicate, collaborate and compete with each other than ever before.
Globalization is the driving force behind the progress of the human race. Globalization brings peace and prosperity. Globalization [...]
Yesterday I came across an article by James Quinn who is convinced that we’re at the beginning of the “Millennial Crisis” which he sees as the fourth turning of a 100-year cycle which started with the American High after World War II. For a detailed explanation of this concept, I recommend you to read his article [...]
How do you feel when recalling these headlines from the past few years?
Why are oil prices so high? (Tuesday, 28 September 2004, BBC NEWS)
Oil price tops $50 for first time (Tuesday, 28 September 2004, The Independent)
Oil Prices Break $50 Milestone on Supply Worries (Tuesday, September 28, 2004, The Washington Post)
Oil prices have climbed above $40 [...]
