Strategic Perspectives

In recent years, China has implemented some of the world’s strictest limits on youth gaming and screen time. Minors are restricted to narrow time windows, enforced through real-name systems and mandatory platform compliance. These policies triggered global debate. Some framed them as authoritarian overreach. Others saw them as overdue protection. Most discussions, however, missed the deeper significance. China did not simply regulate entertainment. It treated attention as a p

Venezuela is entering a moment of profound uncertainty. After more than a decade of economic contraction, institutional erosion, and humanitarian distress, recent events have triggered a potential political inflection point. Regardless of how power ultimately consolidates, one fact remains unchanged: the health of the Venezuelan population has been shaped by years of systemic collapse — and any future recovery will depend on rebuilding far more than healthcare alone. This Per

For decades, health has been framed as a matter of personal responsibility. Eat better. Move more. Sleep enough. Manage stress. Make good choices. That model shaped public policy, healthcare systems, workplace programs, and cultural norms across much of the world. And for a time, it worked well enough. In 2026, it no longer does. Across countries, income levels, and cultures, health outcomes are increasingly determined not by individual behavior, but by the systems people liv

Why More People Are “Functionally Stuck” Between 25 and 35 Across advanced economies, a growing share of young adults are failing to complete the traditional transition into stable adulthood. Indicators once considered milestones — independent housing, stable employment, long-term relationships, family formation — are being delayed or abandoned altogether. This is not a temporary generational phase, nor a failure of individual ambition. It is a structural breakdown driven by

For years, public debate has focused on one story: “AI will destroy millions of jobs.” But a different story is unfolding in real time — quieter, slower, and far more destabilizing.Across advanced economies, the real crisis is not technological unemployment but demographic unemployment : A world where there are more jobs than people  qualified or willing to fill them. Japan. South Korea. Germany. Italy. Even the United States is now entering the same long arc. Workers are dis

Across the world, governments and institutions are scrambling to explain why productivity has stalled. Nations deploy AI, invest in digital transformation, automate workflows, and streamline communication — yet output is flat, burnout is rising, and focus is collapsing. A deeper truth is emerging: We are not in an economic recession, but an attention recession  — a structural decline in humanity’s ability to concentrate in an age of infinite digital stimulation. This shift is

Across the world, humanity is entering an era defined by demographic decline. Fertility rates have fallen below replacement levels in nearly every advanced economy, from South Korea (0.7) and Japan (1.2) to Italy and Spain (1.3). Even China now faces negative population growth. Traditional policies—tax incentives, parental leave, housing support—have all failed to restore balance. Behind the statistics lies a deeper question: what if the barrier to reproduction is no longer c

The modern economy celebrates activity as achievement. Employees are busier, meetings are longer, and inboxes never rest. Yet beneath the surface, real productivity is stagnating. Across developed economies, output per worker has barely grown in two decades — despite billions invested in digital transformation. We are living through a paradox: the more connected we become, the less effective we seem to be. What looks like progress is often a mirage — an illusion of productivi