In January 2022, we published a blog looking at possible futures for China. This was part of a series of blogs based on the scenarios developed as part of the…
Author: David Lye
Twisting the Diplomatic Kaleidoscope: India, China and polynodal policy
In February we used the analogy of a kaleidoscope to describe the polynodal world, which replaced the “New World Order” of 1991, with a world of rising (and declining) powers,…
New World Disorder: Welcome to the Diplomatic Kaleidoscope
Our recent blog looked at the emerging concept of “polycrisis” – how in a polynodal world, different problems collided, often with the effect of amplifying each other. The replacement of…
Polycrisis – The View From Davos
The New World Order Changes…. The World Economic Forum has reconvened in Davos this week, after the Covid-19 pandemic led to its postponement in 2021, and a shorter meeting in…
What does the future hold for Europe?
This blog looks at the issues Europe faces in a changing world. Primarily the focus is on the European Union, whose 27 member states encompass the main body of Europe,…