The continent had free trade and decentralized institutions for centuries before the colonizers arrived. Now, the revivification of Africa is in the hands of its citizens.
Men and woman are both fundamentally different and compatible. We have lost the distinction between men and women and embraced the idea that freedom is limitless. A shallow culture of unfulfilling relations between the sexes has reduced us to flashy, attention-seeking commodities.
Israel has been involved in more wars than any other country since World War II. At the same time, this armed nation has established itself as a start-up nation. Other countries can learn from its success – but also from its challenges.
The desire for equality has led many on the left to embrace the same toxic tribalism that they condemn on the right. The fight for justice must be grounded in liberal values, not in dividing people into rigid identity groups.
If China imposes a blockade on the island, there will be an escalation of this great conflict, warns historian Niall Ferguson. He advises Switzerland to put its neutrality above its popularity with others.
India rejects the zero-sum bipolar mentality that has come to dominate views on geopolitics. It seeks a non-bloc architecture for globalisation. If the West understands this, both sides can benefit from cooperation.
Hikvision, ByteDance, Huawei: Anyone who uses Chinese products is also spied on. How the internet works in China, how its control concept might come to Europe and what Switzerland can do about it.
Switzerland’s financial regulator arbitrarily changes rules for cryptocurrency exchanges. This not only weakens the industry, but also democratic processes.
Meredith Whittaker, fotografiert von Florian Hetz.
The President of the messaging app Signal, Meredith Whittaker, warns about the application of Artificial Intelligence. It’s important not to give big corporations linked to governments a free pass, she says.
