All long discussions
Europe’s Innovation Crisis: A Personal Perspective on Why the Continent Is Falling Behind
Forget abstract theories. As a PhD engineer, my personal experience reveals the real reason Europe lags in innovation: a rigid culture that penalises curiosity, demands impossible qualifications, and traps talent from day one.
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The Asian Century That Never Was
East Asia’s export-fuelled boom masks brittle foundations: weak domestic demand, ageing demographics and reliance on Western technology. The so-called Asian Century looks less inevitable and more like a shimmering mirage.
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Are We Racing Towards Innovation – or Towards Stagnation?
Despite AI’s promise, its reliance on existing data limits true innovation, risks mass unemployment, and may usher in a new era of stagnation.
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Europe’s Real Economic Anchor: Why Washington Still Matters More Than Beijing
For years, headlines have claimed that Europe—Germany in particular—would “pivot” toward China and away from the United States because that is where the money and growth supposedly are. A look at the hard numbers tells a very different story.
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Why Surveying Public Opinion in Authoritarian States Often Misleads
When the headlines claim “90 % back war”, take a breath. From Beijing to Baghdad, fear, censorship and everyday worries shape the answers more than real belief.
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China Today vs. Japan 1990s | A Misguided Economic Parallel
The comparison between China’s economy and Japan’s 1990s downturn overlooks critical differences in development, innovation and political systems, necessitating a nuanced understanding of China’s unique challenges.
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The fallacy of assessing “social impact” of scientific research
Not every scientific subject can stimulate popularity and interest in the public. Forcing scientists to improve the social impact of their research projects is unreasonable, delusional and fallacious.
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A “China collapse” will be more horrendous than Japan’s Lost Decades
Western observers are too optimistic about the future of China because of their embellishing mentality about China.
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What has the death of the Soviet Union told us?
A nation with a huge size of economy does not necessarily as powerful as it appears. The key to the question is: is its productivity largely relying on innovations from other countries?
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Unseen Variables 