Bart ÉdesA hopeful New Year’s letter to friends and family sent in December 2043Dear Friends and Family,Dec 16, 20232Dec 16, 20232
Bart ÉdesGeopolitics is now an entrenched risk to markets and the global economyA series of interconnected crises has ushered in a period of significant uncertainty, volatility, and fragility affecting the global…Dec 11, 2023Dec 11, 2023
Bart ÉdesEngage and empower youth to forge a green economyDuring her morning address yesterday at the Dubai Future Forum, Dr. Angela Wilkinson, Secretary General, World Energy Council, cited the…Nov 28, 20231Nov 28, 20231
Bart ÉdesWhat futurists can contribute to the battle against climate changeI write this time from Dubai, where I will be attending the world’s largest annual gathering of futurists. The event is taking place as…Nov 26, 2023Nov 26, 2023
Bart ÉdesKazakhstan takes center stageCould this be Kazakhstan’s moment? The world’s largest landlocked country is deepening economic ties with a range of nations, implementing…Jun 7, 2023Jun 7, 2023
Bart ÉdesWhat risks confront Asian economies in 2023?Over the past 12 months, Asia has been buffeted by overlapping international crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine…Feb 6, 2023Feb 6, 2023
Bart ÉdesChina careens off the Zero-COVID highwayChina’s about-face on how to tackle COVID has caused heads to spin at home and abroad. After nearly three years of relentless enforcement…Feb 4, 2023Feb 4, 2023
Bart ÉdesPreliminary thoughts on Canada’s new Indo-Pacific StrategyA recent post on the website of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada reported on the release of Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy. The…Jan 15, 2023Jan 15, 2023
Bart ÉdesInternational financial institutions are key to meeting the infrastructure financing gapAt the June 2022 G7 summit, leaders from the world’s richest countries announced the launch of the Partnership for Global Infrastructure…Jan 15, 2023Jan 15, 2023
Bart ÉdesChina goes its own way as the world opens up, but a course correction is in the cardsThere is a growing global consensus — including in Canada — that COVID-19 is here to stay, and that we will need to adapt. China is the…Mar 26, 2022Mar 26, 2022
