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"At a time of extreme stress for the industry, aviation has stood by its commitment to grapple with the climate crisis even as it deals with the immediate tragedy of COVID-19. That is a demonstration of real leadership".

UN aviation body dumps dodgy carbon credits

By: EBR | Monday, March 16, 2020

The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) decided on Friday (13 March) to restrict how airlines, already struggling with the impact of coronavirus, can offset their emissions under a new climate change-busting mechanism

The virus causes mild respiratory infections in about 80% of those infected, though about half will have pneumonia. Another 15% develop severe illness, and 5% need critical care.

Coronavirus outbreak damaged the world dangerously

By: EBR | Thursday, March 12, 2020

The World Health Organization, WHO declared the rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak a pandemic, acknowledging what has seemed clear for some time, the virus will likely spread to all countries on the globe

Future zero-emission vessels could run on a variety of new fuels: hydrogen or ammonia used in combustion engines (for long-distance shipping) and electric batteries or hydrogen-fuel cells (for shorter distances).

This is how zero-emission shipping could benefit developing countries

By: EBR | Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Emissions from ships are important contributors to global climate change and local air pollution, putting pressure on the environment and humans

The most obvious strategy for increasing the number of female board chairs is to increase the number of female CEOs, since CEO experience is considered an important prerequisite for the chair’s job and some 20 to 50 percent of female CEOs in our sample became board chairs.

Putting More Women at the Helm of Corporate Boards

By: EBR | Friday, March 6, 2020

Since 2010, we have witnessed a sharp rise in the number of female directors in many developed economies

«Today most of these arrangements are defunct, abrogated, forgotten, or simply overtaken by political and technical events. Older agreements, among them the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (1972) and the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (1987), have been cancelled.»

Why Arms Control Is (Almost) Dead

By: EBR | Thursday, March 5, 2020

The next arms control agreement will have to include more actors and weapons platforms across multiple domains—as well as more effort from middle-sized powers to act where the so-called big ones won’t act anymore

Workplace bullies try to break the back of collaborative problem solving and rational sense-making. They strive to replace these activities with a fantasy that turns themselves into the hero and others into villains.

Pulling the Curtain Back on the Workplace Bully

By: EBR | Wednesday, March 4, 2020

Over the years, I have had the unfortunate experience of observing or being on the receiving end of workplace bullying

People want to be seen as unique individuals and not interchangeable with others. This becomes an issue when, for example, customer service chat bots give advice in lieu of human agents.

Consumer Autonomy Violations and the Coming AI Backlash

By: EBR | Friday, February 28, 2020

The profoundly beneficial impact of AI-based systems may be blunted in the 2020s, if Big Tech isn’t careful

The latest research says that the threshold for irreversible loss of the WAIS likely lies between 1.5C and 2C of global average warming above pre-industrial levels.

How close is the West Antarctic ice sheet to a ‘tipping point’?

By: EBR | Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Between its east and west ice sheets and its peninsula, Antarctica holds enough ice to raise global sea levels by around 60m

«Bernie Sanders’ win is a signal the Democratic Party is moving to embrace a greater role for government in the US economy.»

Bernie for President? Where is Bloomberg?

By: N. Peter Kramer | Monday, February 24, 2020

Senator Bernie Sanders won a convincing victory in Nevada’s caucuses, a boost for his Democratic presidential bid ahead of a potentially decisive series of primaries in 15 states over the next two weeks

What we really need is people who truly believe in their uniqueness and who can recognize it to themselves. External recognition should be a pleasant bonus, not the fundamental value that everyone recognizes to himself.

Picasso and why you should not underestimate your value

By: Athanase Papandropoulos | Thursday, February 20, 2020

The importance of investing in a talent. Why we should evaluate ourselves -based on real data- and how this reflects on our behavior and on our career

The Logistics Emergency Teams (LET), comprised of UPS, Agility, DP World and A.P. Moller - Maersk, combine the capacity and resources of the logistics industry with the expertise of the humanitarian community.

The vital role played by logistics during humanitarian crises

By: EBR | Thursday, February 20, 2020

The magnitude of humanitarian emergencies over the last decade has challenged the traditional mode of disaster response around the world

’We can benefit from AI innovation while we are figuring out how to regulate the technology’.

3 reasons not to panic about artificial intelligence

By: EBR | Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Artificial intelligence (AI) has gained widespread attention in recent years. AI is viewed as a strategic technology to lead us into the future

To date, the US has spent far more than any other country on AI. But a large part of that is made up of investments into privately owned AI businesses; it is not necessarily a sign of a coherent nationwide AI strategy.

AI looks set to disrupt the established world order

By: EBR | Friday, February 14, 2020

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is shaking up the global pecking order, allowing many smaller countries to stand tall in a new competitive landscape

Democracies, in particular, are vulnerable. Cyber attackers can target institutions directly, or indirectly by undermining public trust in them, but democratic societies—because they cannot risk jeopardizing democratic values and principles—are constrained in how to prepare and respond to such attacks.

How to Protect Democracy From Future Cyber Threats

By: EBR | Friday, February 14, 2020

The biggest challenge that democracies face against cyber threats is to develop effective responses without undermining the very values and principles they are designed to protect

“The world is becoming less Western,” states the MSC’s annual report. “But more importantly, the West itself may become less Western, too. This is what we call ‘Westlessness’,” it adds.

The West’s Power of Attraction

By: EBR | Thursday, February 13, 2020

The West is not in good shape, but its ability to survive, adapt, and inspire are strengths that need to be recognized and exploited

«Abroad, the ESM has many investors in emerging markets. We often travel to see them to discuss the state of affairs in Europe; we have therefore experienced first-hand how emerging markets in Asia, Africa, and South America are leapfrogging the developed world in fintech.»

Can fintech make the world more inclusive?

By: EBR | Wednesday, February 12, 2020

Financial inclusion – making banking services accessible and affordable to everyone globally, or “banking the unbanked” – has become a buzzword in the last few years. This phenomenon is of great interest to the ESM both in Europe and the developing world

«Since the start of European Monetary Union (EMU), the young euro currency has been a strong second to the dollar. The relative influence of the euro dropped somewhat during the financial crisis a decade ago, but since then is again gaining ground.»

Regling’s Take: Why we need to boost the euro’s international role

By: EBR | Wednesday, February 12, 2020

Calls for a stronger international role for the euro have increased markedly in the last few years. This is partly in response to the current U.S. administration’s withdrawal from multilateralism

Social mobility refers to the movement of individuals either up or down the socioeconomic ladder relative to their current standing, such as a low-income family moving up to become a part of the middle class.

Ranked: The Social Mobility of 82 Countries

By: EBR | Monday, February 10, 2020

It’s an unfortunate truth that a person’s opportunities can be partially tethered to their socioeconomic status at birth

"It was evil, it was corrupt, it was dirty cops, it was leakers and liars," Trump said.

Trump takes victory lap after Senate acquittal

By: EBR | Friday, February 7, 2020

President Donald Trump declared victory over impeachment at a rambling self-congratulatory White House event Thursday, carried live on national TV, calling the investigations into his presidency ‘evil’ and Democrats ‘vicious as hell’ as Republican allies laughed and applauded

‘Taiwan has a relevant and credible voice on transnational health issues, and the US has long supported its active engagement in international venues’, its spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said in a statement.

Coronavirus: Taiwan’s experts excluded by WHO (UN)

By: N. Peter Kramer | Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Taiwan, with its proximity to China and intensive people-to-people contact between two sides, bears the brunt of the Coronavirus (2019-nCO-V) outbreak in Wuhan on the Mainland

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EU Actually

Europe is terrified by a single sentence from Trump

By: N. Peter Kramer

The current NATO conflict surrounding the Iran war is fundamentally different from previous ones.

Europe

Schinas in the hot seat: Can he restore trust in Greek agriculture?

Former Commission vice-president is tasked with managing a sector ravaged by scandal

Business

Emerging market champions pioneering new business models

The growth of the developing world, which often overlaps with the Global South, is a story that can be read not just in GDP statistics, productivity growth or infrastructure access, but also in the development of local champions.