We need to think about redefining citizenship in the Anthropocene
Feb 18, 2017 00:33 am UTC| Insights & Views Science
The hottest year on record was 2016. It was also the year scientists advised that Earths citizens were now living in the Anthropocene, the name proposed for an epoch in which humans influence geology and environment on a...
Cyprus talks keep failing – maybe it's time to try something a little different
Feb 18, 2017 00:20 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Negotiations on settling the international dispute over Cyprus have hit a wall yet again. For months, the latest round of reunification talks have been touted as a real chance to finally seal a deal, even though people...
Sharp rise in UK mortality rate may be due to austerity measures
Feb 18, 2017 00:18 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
By the end of 2015 it had emerged that the UK had experienced the largest annual spike in mortality rates for nearly 50 years. The magnitude of the increase in mortality rates was shocking we estimated that during the...
Feb 18, 2017 00:14 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
We live in darkening times, so its time for some dark humour. Inspired by the antics of a Big Man with a Big Mouth, think just for a moment about the important subject of how democracies treat their elected leaders....
Feb 17, 2017 12:46 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Earlier in January, we closed our long gold trade recommendation in order to lock in profits ahead of the largely uncertain risks around Trumps inauguration and the kick-off of his presidency. Obviously, both those...
Feb 17, 2017 12:30 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
We believe that political risk into the French elections is priced more appropriately in bonds (but not in currencies) than going into the Brexit and US vote. In the remote scenario of a Le Pen Presidency with...
Feb 17, 2017 12:27 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy Central Banks
Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), showed on Friday that U.K. retail sales volumes unexpectedly dropped by 0.3 percent compared with the previous month, widely missing analysts expectations for a 0.9...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects