Ten years ago, Lehman brothers collapsed. The shock waves of the financial crisis of 2008 could be felt throughout North America and Europe. One consequence was that trade finance trickled away and between 2008 and 2009 global trade and the stock market value decreased with a velocity not even observed
Category: Americas
Keeping the Enemy Closer
Organized crime organizations are agents of the anti-state on hand but tend to work alongside state structures on the other.
Back to OUR future: “Your future is whatever you make it”
Listen to the past? No, the future! Since children and young people are humanity’s future, they should in theory be thought of as the most important humans. But do you feel like that? They are the most vulnerable persons and often suffer the most in conflicts and catastrophes. Everyone knows
A Stark Case of Propaganda
When we think of propaganda, we often think of posters urging the nation’s citizens to join the war efforts, or we picture it as a manipulating instrument of totalitarian regimes. But what if propaganda is James Bond’s oldest gadget? What if it is a glitch in Iron Man’s suit? The
The Box (Poem)
Hello there! We’re glad to see you,Make yourselves comfortable, folks, It’s us, your old and trusted friends, The voices from the box. Together, we’ve been through a lot, Those football nights and tears of joy, Your children love the magic box, So does that silly wife of yours! It’s been
For Whom the Bell Tolls
September 2018 marked the 10th anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers that triggered the most destructive financial and economic crisis of the last 80 years. One of the most powerful US investment banks at the time collapsed in a handful of days. Meanwhile, not long before its filing for
Lost in Translation
Walking through Malmö, you can hear a mix of different languages. The same counts for international congresses, parliaments, round tables, etc. Did you ever think about the information you miss out on because you do not understand the people’s native language. Of course there is the possibility of translation, but what
The Fate of Cuban Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurship. A great buzzword. Defined as the process of designing, launching and running a new business, it has also been described as the capacity and willingness to develop, organise and manage a business venture. It is sometimes mistaken as a panacea to fix dysfunctional economies. Probably, at best it is
Politics in Verse
While one might think that mere words stand no chance against the power of governments, poetry is banned and censored, and poets are imprisoned and exiled out of fear of a few verses. Yet, there is still hope. Words possess a power that violence can never have, and it is
Load More
