Chasing Innovation
Urbanization has been the engine of modernization in Europe. For most citizens today, every event from birth to the grave including education,
A Tantalizing Glimpse of the Social Web in the Future; When Everything is Connected
Imagine yourself chatting with your home before you leave the office. Your home control panel will immediately communicate with an oven and
Coping with Demographic Realities: The Case of Kawane Village
Trends in urbanization are often accompanied by even more significant trends of depopulation in rural areas. Japan presents an extreme case in
How to Design a Truly Smart City
For hundreds of years, people have been flocking to cities where jobs, ideas, and wealth are generated. Cities have been perceived as
Wheels Falling off the WTO: Is it high time to write an obituary for multilateralism?
Multilateralism was believed to have returned from the grave, when delegates to the World Trade Organization (WTO) bragged of the Bali deal,
Space Law: A New Frontier
“Space law”, contrary to how it sounds, does not entail any notions of space sheriffs hunting bandits in lunar canyons. In reality,
Testing Theories of American Politics
While not an altogether new phenomenon, the nature of the US’ democratic system in terms of its responsiveness to the needs of
Technological Advances in M-health
As smartphones and wearable gadgets cascade into every crevice of life, the prospect of technological advances in mobile health (m-health) that will
The New State Nobody Saw Coming
The Islamic State (IS) has achieved many of its territorial and organizational goals during the past year. Operating both on the Syrian
Dragon Ready to Forge Ahead: Will China overtake US?
The Chinese juggernaut is expected to overtake the American eagle by 2021 in terms of GDP, according to The Economist’s latest estimates