Tag: global affairs

• The Global Housing Market Is Broken, and It’s Dividing Entire Countries

  September 19, 2021

  The dream of owning a home is increasingly out of reach. Democratic and authoritarian governments alike are struggling with the consequences. It’s a phenomenon given wings by the pandemic. And… more ›

• China’s Biggest Movie Star Was Erased From the Internet, and the Mystery Is Why

  September 19, 2021

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• Peter Thiel Gamed Silicon Valley, Donald Trump, and Democracy to Make Billions, Tax-Free

  September 15, 2021

  In an exclusive excerpt from The Contrarian, a new biography, the disruption-preaching power broker is revealed as just another rich guy desperate to keep his fortune from the IRS. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-09-15/peter-thiel-gamed-silicon-valley-tech-trump-taxes-and-politics more ›

• Why the global chip shortage is making it so hard to buy a PS5

  September 12, 2021

  Since the beginning of the pandemic, the demand for microchips has far exceeded supply, causing problems in every industry that relies on computers. And if you’re a Decoder listener, you… more ›

• China, Semiconductors, and the Push for Independence – Part 1

  September 5, 2021

  Hi folks, I’m on holiday for the rest of August (billings are paused for premium subscribers and no premium sign-ups until then). I’m happy to introduce our first guest post… more ›

• Big Tech Thought It Had A Billion Users In The Bag. Now It’s Being Forced To Make Hard Choices To Get Them.

  August 29, 2021

  Long viewed as the world’s biggest market for “the next billion users,” India is fast becoming Silicon Valley’s biggest headache. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/pranavdixit/big-tech-thought-it-had-a-billion-users-in-the-bag-now-its more ›

• The world’s largest human migration is coming — and it will affect you

  August 22, 2021

  So far this year, wildfires have displaced tens of thousands of people in the U.S., Canada, Greece and Turkey. Monsoons have displaced thousands in the U.S., India and Bangladesh. And… more ›

• The Coming Afghan Refugee Crisis Is Only a Preview

  August 22, 2021

  Two developments over the past week are harbingers of a storm that may test Western democracy to destruction. First, the imminent collapse of the Afghan state risks sending a massive… more ›

• ‘Green steel’: Swedish company ships first batch made without using coal

  August 21, 2021

  The world’s first customer delivery of “green steel” produced without using coal is taking place in Sweden, according to its manufacturer. The Swedish venture Hybrit said it was delivering the… more ›

• Liberal Democracy Is Worth a Fight

  August 21, 2021

  Not all battles can be won with language, arguments, conferences, or diplomacy. About the author: Anne Applebaum is a staff writer at The Atlantic, a fellow at the SNF Agora… more ›