All Issues

15 issues · 83 articles
Issue 15

March 2026

  • What Worked: Five Thousand Years of Evidence for How Civilisations Flourish
  • The New Oil: Why the Race for Critical Minerals Will Define the 21st Century
  • The Great Divergence: Why Young Men and Women No Longer See the Same World
  • The Atom Returns: Why the World's Most Feared Energy Source Is Its Best Hope
  • + 10 more
14 articles · 54 charts
Issue 14

February 2026

  • The Builders Are Dying: How the Populations That Made the Modern World Are Disappearing — And What Happens Next
  • The New Literacy: How AI Is Killing The Scribes And What Happens Next
  • A Nation Transformed: Britain's Demographic Revolution, 1948–2050
  • The Great Offshoring: How the World's Factory Moved East
  • + 4 more
8 articles · 43 charts
Issue 13

January 2026

  • The Empty Cradle Bargain: Why Falling Birth Rates Are Everyone's Problem
  • The Gates of Nations: How Every Civilisation in History Controlled Immigration — Until the West Stopped
  • The Robot Bargain: How AI Will Save Ageing Nations From The Immigration Trap
  • The Silence Of The Scribes: How Every Civilisation That Controlled Speech Collapsed
  • + 5 more
9 articles · 31 charts
Issue 12

Spring 2024

  • The Fusion of Revolutionary Technologies: Unlocking Humanity's Greatest Transformation
  • Robotics And Slavery
  • The Paradox of Mass Migration and Robots in the Age of Automation
  • The 150 Year Life: How Radical Longevity Will Transform Our World
4 articles · 13 charts
Issue 11

Winter 2022

  • Vertical Farming: The Electrical Convergence of Power, Transport and Agriculture
  • Forging Peace: From Centuries of War to Ukraine's Future
  • The War in Ukraine: Escalation, Miscalculation, and the Path to Peace
  • The Perils of Prediction: Lessons from History on Navigating an Uncertain Future
4 articles · 2 charts
Issue 10

Winter 2019

  • The West’s romance with Free Trade is ending. Why?
  • The Long Term Impact of Covid 19
  • The Unintended Consequences of War: How the Loss of Young Men Transformed Women's Roles in Society and ushered in the Welfare State
  • The Great Emptying: How Collapsing Birth Rates Will Reshape Power, Politics And People
4 articles · 28 charts
Issue 9

Autumn 2016

  • Hinkley Point Decision Is Really About China And Brexit
  • History Is Written By The Winners. And Europeans Are Losing.
  • The renewables and battery revolution. What history teaches us about the future.
  • Big European Electricity Utilities Are Facing An Existential Crisis. How Did This Happen And What Should They Do?
4 articles · 16 charts
Issue 8

Summer 2015

  • Establishing A Price Floor For Energy
  • Clash Of Titans: How The Warrior Ethos And Judeo-Christian Monotheism Shaped The Soul Of The West
  • Why China Could Invade Taiwan – And Get Away With It
  • Dealing With The Consequences Of Climate Change Inaction: The Impact Of Food
4 articles · 10 charts
Issue 7

Autumn 2014

  • Let's Talk About Sex: Does The Separation Of Pleasure And Procreation Mean The End Of People?
  • China Has Many Of The Characteristics Of An Emerging Colonial Power. How Does It Compare Historically?
  • Why God Needs The Government: Multiculturalism Vs Monotheism
  • Who Benefits From Our Increased Social Fragmentation?
4 articles · 6 charts
Issue 6

Winter 2014

  • Are Europeans Fundamentally Racist?
  • What Happens When China Becomes The Largest Economy In The World?
  • Why Land Deals In Africa Could Make The Great Irish Famine A Minor Event
  • Is Democracy The Opium Of The Masses?
4 articles · 3 charts
Issue 5

Summer 2013

  • A Lost Generation: Why The Personal Story Of The Beautiful Yulia Is Also Our Story
  • A Frozen Society: The Long Term Implications Of NSA’s Secrets
  • Why Buying Cheap Imported Products Is More Expensive For Individuals And Not Just Society
  • Debt Jubilees And Hyperinflation – Why History Shows That This Might Be The Way Forward For Us All
4 articles · 8 charts
Issue 4

Spring 2013

  • Why Is Bisexuality Becoming Mainstream?
  • Emigration: Colonies Of The Mind And Space
  • Crisis: Or An Explanation On The Origins Of The Decline Of The West
  • Prisons: We Never Used To Have Them. Will They Exist In The Future?
  • + 1 more
5 articles · 6 charts
Issue 3

Autumn 2012

  • Don't Confuse What Is Legal With What Is Morally Right
  • Rome Vs. Persia And The Transfer Of Strategic Technologies To China
  • The Rise of the West Was Based on Luck. That Has Run Out.
  • Roots: A Historical Understanding Of Climate Change Denial, Creationism And Slavery – 1629-1775
  • + 1 more
5 articles · 10 charts
Issue 2

Summer 2012

  • Where Are All The Jobs Going? Lessons From The First Industrial Revolution. And 150 Years Of Pain.
  • Cassandra: Time To Give Up On Predicting Climate Change?
  • Why Do We Need The Military? Securing Energy Supplies And Trade Routes
  • Who Are The Losers In The Energy Revolution?
  • + 1 more
5 articles · 7 charts
Issue 1

Spring 2012

  • Green Is Not Red, But Blue: Environmentalism And The Mystery Of Right Wing Opposition
  • The North African Threat And Mediterranean Reunification
  • Keynes And Hayek Are Both Dead, And Wrong
  • The immorality of climate change, a reflection on slavery and the Civil War
  • + 1 more
5 articles · 18 charts

By Tristan Fischer. A lifelong fascination with history, science, and technology led to a simple observation: the deeper you understand how the past unfolded, the more clearly you can see the future. These essays trace historical patterns and technological trajectories to work out what comes next.

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