Issue 9

Autumn 2016

4 articles · 54 min total reading time
Global Balance of Power

Hinkley Point Decision Is Really About China And Brexit

Much ink has been spilled about why Prime Minister May’s new Conservative government should not have approved the £18bn Hinkley Point nuclear power station that is to be built by E…

10 min read 2 charts Audio
Society

History Is Written By The Winners. And Europeans Are Losing.

There are a lot of people to whom the quote "history is written by the winners" is attributed to. Winston Churchill frequently pops up in the context of a discussion that he had wi…

6 min read 3 charts Audio
Natural Resources

The renewables and battery revolution. What history teaches us about the future.

The advent of cheap renewable energy and battery storage has already started to change the world. It is not an exaggeration to call this change a “revolution”. Some companies and c…

25 min read 9 charts Audio
Natural Resources

Big European Electricity Utilities Are Facing An Existential Crisis. How Did This Happen And What Should They Do?

For most consumers, the revolution that is taking place in the energy markets has been hidden from view. They still get reliable electricity from the grid, with which to power thei…

13 min read 2 charts Audio
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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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