We have seen how the Russian invasion of Ukraine caused a spike in oil prices and a rapid re-alignment of European energy supply chains. In what other ways will geo-political…
Category: Futures
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,…
Four Scenarios for EU Net-Zero
The EU Policy Lab has published a report “Towards a fair and sustainable Europe 2050: Social and economic choices in sustainability transitions” in which it explores possible and necessary changes…
Future of Offices – real change or just noise in the wind?
The growth of hybrid working following the pandemic led to many suggestions of a fundamental and permanent shift in the demand for offices and their design. Given the long lead…
No Limits? How will China and Russia’s alliance develop?
Introduction In February 2022 Vladimir Putin flew to Beijing to meet Xi Jinping on the eve of the Winter Olympics. The two leaders announced to the world that they had…
Flooding London, TRLs, and Need.
The Environment Agency has decided to improve London’s tidal defences by 2050 – 15 years earlier than anticipated. Sea levels are expected to rise by a metre by 2100. And…