1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (999+ words) Poland has led NATO in defense spending in relative terms for three consecutive years, with an annual budget of roughly zł200 billion ($54 billion), or 4.8% of GDP. Poland was also the first country to draw on the European Union’s Security Action for…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1181+ words) I have just returned from Connected Britain in London, where I had the opportunity to speak with a company that has 175 years of history. This led to a conversation with a friend about something we often overlook when discussing business…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (898+ words) Just three months after US President Donald Trump returned to the White House in 2025, he launched a new trade war with China. It didn’t go well. Immediately after he announced a 34% duty on all Chinese imports, China signaled that it…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (917+ words) Discussions about how AI might disrupt the economy have a blind spot: they largely fail to account for the valuable activities people do outside of paid work. Statisticians call such activities “household production,” but they collect very little data about…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1069+ words) At the end of World War II, the US Navy was by far the world’s largest. As late as 1975, the United States remained a major shipbuilding power, although its preeminence had already begun to diminish. By the end of the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1620+ words) For much of the twentieth century, the social contract around higher education was relatively simple. A young person studied hard, went to university, earned a degree and moved into a better job than someone without one. Universities provided knowledge, employers…...