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A Better Daily Commute Is Possible – Just Ask Residents In These Cities
Public transport plays a vital role in cities around the world, connecting people to their jobs, schools and…
These Are The 5 Major Risks That Will Impact 2020 On A Global Scale
According to the World Economic Forum (WEF) in the latest edition of The Global Risks Report 2020 these…
Unlocking Technology For The Global Goals
Existing Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) innovations have the potential to accelerate the attainment of 10 out of the…
Real Estate Trends In Texas For 2020
The real estate market in the USA is massive, and only getting larger. The population is growing and…
Modern Security Solutions For Rapidly Growing Cities
68 percent of the world’s population will be living in urban areas by 2050, according to projections by…
The 10 Biggest Empires In Human History
The Age Of Empires might be over but their influence on the current geopolitical situation is still apparent.…
In 2026, Hackers Taking Over Self-Driving Cars Can Gridlock Cities
By taking over even a small proportion of driverless cars, hackers can paralyze city operations, according to a …
These Are The 6 Policy Changes Needed In 2020, According To Chief Economists
The new decade is quite fragile in terms of the state of the world economy. In order to solidify…
If Countries Were As Large As Their Populations, Here’s How The World Would Look Like
Maps are great instruments for navigation. However, they have little to say when it comes to describing how…
Top Tips For Setting Up A Business In A US City
Setting up a business in one of the USA’s many large cities is much different from starting up…
The Brazilian Amazon Was In Flames, And Now Australia. But What Do Their Governments Have To Do With It?
Australia is witnessing the worst forest fires of its modern history, provoked by months of droughts and record…
Asian Countries Dominate Most Powerful Passport List For 2020
Japan is once again the leader when it comes to the number of destinations a country’s passport can…
In 2100, These 10 Countries Will Emerge As The Largest
Some of the ten most populous countries in the world right now will no longer be on the…
The Largest Military Forces In The World
China boasts the largest military in the world in terms of available active military manpower, Global Firepower reports.…
How Countries In Conflict, Like Iran And The US, Still Talk To Each Other
Even countries that have broken ties with each other need to communicate in times of crisis and war.…
A Brief History Of The US-Iran Conflict
Last Friday, January 03, a US drone strike killed General Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the Quds Force…
In Iran Showdown, Conflict Could Explode Quickly – And Disastrously
Despite the claims of optimists, the odds that an international conflict will snowball into a bloody war haven’t…
Qassem Suleimani Air Strike: Why This Is A Dangerous Escalation Of US Assassination Policy
The US government has killed Iranian general Qassem Suleimani, commander of the Quds Force, the elite wing of…
Australia’s Bushfires Are A Wake-Up Call: We Must Build A More Humane Economy Before It’s Too Late
Economists used to admire scientists. Now they ignore them at our peril. Back in the 1800s, scholars in…
Why Do Traffic Jams Happen?
Road traffic can be viewed as a system the cars are flowing into. Traffic jams are the result…
The Debacle Of GDP: How Our Digital Economy Renders The Legacy Metric Of Bounty Obsolete
Despite the attention given by economists and politicians to the GDP as a measure of economic activity —…
Impeachment Comes To The Senate – 5 Questions Answered
The House of Representatives has impeached President Donald Trump. Attention now turns to the Senate. Majority Leader Mitch…
The Squaring Truth About Circular Economies
The concept of a circular economy has been steadily gaining momentum as of recent years. While on the…
Why Democracy Produces Incompetent Leaders – And How to Fix it
Democracy doesn’t work. Plato thought it was a terrible system, a prelude to tyranny, giving power to selfish…
What Boris Johnson’s Victory Means For Britain’s Place In The World
With Boris Johnson’s impressive election victory, one of the biggest questions in British politics will be answered: Brexit,…
‘Blue’ Space: Access To Water Features Can Boost City Dwellers’ Mental Health
Officials are increasingly recognizing that integrating nature into cities is an effective public health strategy to improve mental…
Boris Johnson’s Big Election Victory: What It Means For The UK And Brexit
Results are still rolling in but it looks as though Prime Minister Boris Johnson has secured a big…
The Quirks Of A British Election Explained
The UK is holding its second general election since 2015 – and third since 2010. Like the previous…
The World’s Biggest Arms-Producing Companies
Military services and arms sales last year totalled to $420 billion, this was 4.6. percent higher than in…
How Smart Cities Can Help Your Business
The world is changing. The place that previous generations grew up in – and even our own –…
How We Can Recycle More Buildings
More than 35 billion tonnes of non-metallic minerals are extracted from the Earth every year. These materials mainly…
At 70, Is NATO Still Important? 5 Essential Reads
As the NATO summit begins in London on Dec. 3, it brings together leaders of the world’s most…
NATO And The EU: A Short History Of An Uneasy Relationship
In the face of growing security challenges to Europe, from an antagonistic Russia, to instability in the Middle…
The 10 Best Street Food Cities Of 2019
While some travel to learn or to immerse themselves in different cultures, some travel with a single mission…
The Global Economic Impact Of Terrorism
Apart from fear and fatalities, terrorist attacks also impact our economy negatively. Each year, we lose billions of…
Best Black Friday Deals On Amazon
Black Friday – that time of the year for the best shopping deals. If you’re wondering what stuff…
12 Best Cities for Small Business in America Right Now
There are more than 30 million small businesses within the United States as of 2018. Small businesses create jobs for millions…
Where Air Pollution Cuts Life Expectancy the Most
If you’re living in these ten countries, then your life expectancy is computed to be cut short by…
Transforming Infrastructure: Frameworks for Bringing the Fourth Industrial Revolution to Infrastructure
The Fourth Industrial Revolution has brought various technological developments which have completely altered the way we live. However,…
Reimagining Property In A Digital World
Digital technology is dominating the world, changing the way we experience our day-to-day. It turns out, digital technology…
Africa, The Next Pillar of Innovation
Last November 18-22 the Africa Industrialization Week (AIW) was celebrated with the theme, “Positioning African Industry to supply…
The Cheapest Cities To Rent An Apartment In The U.S.
Rent is one of the major expenses that we have to spend each month. It would be a…
The Top 10 U.S. Cities For Immigrants
Our world is becoming more and more diverse as people continue to move from their home countries to…
Top 10 Most Beautiful Cities In The World 2019
Which cities are the most beautiful in the world? FlightNetwork asked thousands of travel writers, travel bloggers, and…
How To Make Your Business Fit In With Newer, Smarter Cities
The advent of smart technology saw businesses feeling the pressure to fit in with advances in tech and…
Why Aren’t Americans Rising Up Like The People Of Chile And Lebanon?
With more Americans demanding an alternative to a system that doesn’t serve their needs, the tinder for a…
What A Society Designed For Well-Being Looks Like
In early June last 2018, the back-to-back suicides of celebrities Anthony Bourdain and Kate Spade, coupled with a…
Urban Unrest Propels Global Wave Of Protests
Numerous anti-government protests have paralyzed cities across the globe for months, from La Paz, Bolivia, to Santiago, Chile,…
State Of The Earth 2019: Red Alert
The State of the Earth is not an annual message that we look forward to. The report published…
Are Cities Prepared For A Robot-Filled Future?
We are in the era of automation. Each year, robots are becoming more and more visible in our…