
I write on the diverse - political, technological, economic - aspects of the post globalization world, from current 'problems' like debt and democracy to exciting new technologies like quantum. Most of my career has been spent in investment management, the last 12 years at Credit Suisse I started my career as an academic, at Oxford and Princeton.
Jane Goodall - An Example To Us All
Jane Goodall had many qualities – she was, I think very tough, brave and firmly believed in the causes she pioneered and supported.
Will Sebastian Lecornu Really Change France’s Financial Outlook?
France is steadily, almost determinedly, approaching a political/economic crisis – there is no appetite whatsoever to reduce the deficit.
Russia Provokes Europe Despite Weakness In Its Economy
Multiple hybrid attacks in Europe should push Europe to respond in kind - and Russia's economy is a point of vulnerability.
When And How Does The Next Debt Crisis Begin?
The looming fiscal catastrophe that uniquely grips most of the major G7 economies and China. Some 60% of the world’s GDP is encumbered by debt to GDP of 100% or more
Can The Damage To Democracy, Institutions And Diplomacy Be Restored?
Is it too late already to reverse the damage being done to international relations and democracy, or is the world on a path to a darker future?