Germans in Talks to Buy Big Board - 0 views
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Michael Todd Shinholster on 10 Feb 11NYSE, Deutsche Börse Near $25 Billion Tie-Up; Deal Would Symbolize a Diminished Role for New York in Finance.
Steep Oil Prices, Food Shortages Will Likely Spark Deadly Riots This Year | World | Alt... - 1 views
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Rising prices, powerful storms, severe droughts and floods, and other unexpected events are likely to play havoc with the fabric of global society.
The Good News About Gas | Foreign Affairs - 1 views
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Thanks to technological advances, in the past few years, vast amounts of natural gas -- particularly shale gas -- have become economically viable. This development is an unmitigated boon for consumers interested in affordable energy and for governments hoping to reduce their countries' dependency on foreign oil.
The Political Power of Social Media | Foreign Affairs - 1 views
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Discussion of the political impact of social media has focused on the power of mass protests to topple governments. In fact, social media's real potential lies in supporting civil society and the public sphere -- which will produce change over years and decades, not weeks or months.
7 Billion People (National Geographic) - 1 views
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Very similar to the type of information found in Seven Revs, but focused on the growth in population.
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Nice video to show as intro to Rev. #1 Thanks Scott.
IT numbers from 2010 - 2 views
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Interesting collection of data from 2010 concerning internet usage: number of websites, emails, tweats, etc. (Most followed on Twitter? Lady Gaga 7.7 M people)
NYT Debate considering the value/purpose of thinking about the future - 4 views
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Interesting exchange of ideas about the value of looking ahead. This whole NYT series is excellent.
Richard Jackson and the Aging Revolution - 2 views
Robots at War | The Wilson Quarterly - 1 views
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Summary: A new way of war is on the horizon. Already, robots and drones are replacing human pilots and foot soldiers in some roles, and in the future they will take over many more. The benefits of removing human soldiers from harm's way are obvious. But there's a price to pay when a society can wage war by remote control.
Oxford Univ. school dedicated to 21st century studies - 6 views
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This is a link to a school at Oxford that has a trove of resources dealing with a variety of 21st century issues. There are multimedia materials and lots of publications on different topics available as free pdf downloads.
The Fertile Continent | Foreign Affairs - 0 views
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Summary: With one billion people already going hungry and the world's population rising, global food production must urgently be increased. The countries that managed such surges in the past -- Brazil, China, India, the United States -- cannot do so again. But Africa can -- if it finally uses the seeds, fertilizers, and irrigation methods common everywhere else.
The Rise of the Mezzanine Rulers | Foreign Affairs - 0 views
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Summary: Governments across the Middle East and South Asia are increasingly losing power to substate actors that are inserting themselves at a mezzanine level of rule between the government and the people. Western policymakers must address the problem systematically, at both a political and a legal level, rather than continue to pursue reactive and disjointed measures on a case-by-case basis.
Globalizing the Energy Revolution | Foreign Affairs - 1 views
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Summary: Clean-energy technology is expensive and the United States is spending far too little on developing it. The U.S. government must do more to promote cross-border innovation and protect intellectual property rights.
The Digital Disruption | Foreign Affairs - 1 views
The Demographic Future | Foreign Affairs - 0 views
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Summary: Global demographics in the twenty-first century will be defined by steep declines in fertility rates. Many countries will see their populations shrink and age. But relatively high fertility rates and immigration levels in the United States, however, may mean that it will emerge with a stronger hand.
Beyond City Limits | Foreign Policy - 1 views
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Rise of megacities and their challenge to states as major actors on the world stage.
Global Aging | Foreign Policy - 0 views
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A gray tsunami is sweeping the planet -- and not just in the places you expect. How did the world get so old, so fast?
Not Ready for Prime Time | Foreign Affairs - 1 views
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Summary: The world's leading international institutions may be outmoded, but Brazil, China, India, and South Africa are not ready to join the helm. Their shaky commitment to democracy, human rights, nuclear nonproliferation, and environmental protection would only weaken the international system's core values.
Defending a New Domain | Foreign Affairs - 1 views
Power Shift | Foreign Affairs - 0 views
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Summary: The nation-state may be obsolete in an internetted world. Increasingly, the resources and threats that matter disregard governments and borders. States are sharing powers that defined their sovereignty with corporations, international bodies, and a proliferating universe of citizens groups. Comment: The article is somewhat dated, but something of a classic.
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