2040 World

2040 World

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2040 World episodes

  • Sinoceptions

    What is the conception of China within its own context – its past, its present and its future? It is through this we can understand how China will impact the world of tomorrow, today.

    20 min
  • Decentralized Futures

    Amidst the forces of divergent acceleration, the world is moving towards an inevitable and indispensable reality: decentralized futures. What is it? How will it unfold? And how can you prepare?

    21 min
  • Democracy, Bureaucracy, Autocracy

    The nature of states and leadership is evolving in a world of shifts. What is the true nature of democracy, autocracy – and bureaucracy? Who will rise to the challenge to capture opportunity and who will be left behind? 

    16 min
  • Divergent Acceleration

    While shifting geopolitical tides point to rising challenges, step changes in technology are opening the door to unprecedented opportunity. How should we prepare for the coming moment of divergent acceleration?    

    14 min
  • Age of Empires & City-States

    Today the world is neatly divided into a collection of nation states. With the shifting tectonics between East & West and the rise of Middle Earth, will we witness a new era of sovereignty and an age of empires & city-states?

    15 min
  • The Rise of Middle Earth

    Four billion people – half the global population - reside between the East and West. Perhaps no greater shift will affect our changing world more than the rise of the rest. The rise of Middle Earth. Are you ready?

    18 min
  • Rules for Thee, Not for Me

    The rules-based order belongs to the United States of America. It is the rule maker and the rule breaker. How should individuals, institutions and countries be playing for success? 

    19 min
  • The Almighty American Dollar
    There appears to be no greater power in the world than the Almighty American Dollar. No coin or currency has ever had such widespread use in human history. How dominant is it? And will it last?
    22 min
  • American War Machine

    There is the United States of America and there is the American empire. A sprawling apparatus is responsible for securing both. What is the American War Machine and what does it mean for the the world – and you?

    24 min
  • A New World Order?

    The American disorder is oft juxtaposed with the juggernauts of the emerging East. The decline of the West is met by the rise of the rest as the world’s economic balance tilts after 500 years. Is this the beginning of a new world order?

    22 min

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2040 World is a monthly podcast that covers the latest issues of the day from a truly global and geopolitical perspective, cutting across politics, economy, culture, and social dimensions to get to…