What is a democracy?

News What is a democracy? Recently, we hear that fewer countries are being run as democracies, that there are more autocratic governments. So, what is the difference between a democracy and an autocracy? An Autocracy is a government system that centralizes the supreme power of the state in a single person whose decisions can neither […]

Talent gap is also an expectations gap

News Talent gap is also an expectations gap Physical infrastructure underpins some of the biggest forces shaping the global economy, from AI and the clean energy transition to increasingly complex supply chains. The sector is struggling to attract the talent it needs to deliver this transformation. According to the World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs […]

Reminder of the Fragility of a Single Sector Economy

News Reminder of the Fragility of a Single Sector Economy A single-sector economy relies heavily on one industry (like tourism, oil, or agriculture). This makes a single-sector economy dangerously fragile. When that single industry suffers a disruption—due to shifting global demand, price drops, or new technologies—it triggers massive unemployment, severe currency devaluation, and widespread economic collapse. […]

Fragile States Index 2026

Fragile States Index 2026 What is the Fragile States Index? The Fragile States Index is an annual assessment of 178 countries based on a measurement of the social, economic, and political pressures that each country faces. The Index is unique, in that it is based on a platform of content analysis (using algorithms to analyze […]