Sofia Rossi focuses on global urban expansion and the development of strategic physical networks. She reports on how massive infrastructure projects reshape regional economies.
A recent cross-cutting study reveals how international trade transports plastic waste from wealthy economies to the coastlines of developing countries, exposing institutional gaps between the Basel Convention, the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, and regional trade agreements. This article deconstructs the underlying logic of global plastic waste flows from a structural perspective.
BHP's latest outlook reveals a structural shift in global commodity demand: how AI, electrification, and Indian infrastructure are redefining the long-term logic for key minerals such as copper, steel, and uranium.
Starting from multiple key events in the field of artificial intelligence in August 2026, this article analyzes how AI technology has evolved from an innovation competition into a deeper game involving global power, law, society, and climate.
The 1940s were not only the decade of World War II, but also a fracture zone where the old global order collapsed and a new international system was born. From the atomic bomb to the United Nations, from the end of empires to the American Century, this upheaval laid the foundation for the basic contours of today's world.
From Texas's first fully automated toll road to California's first P3 project, innovations in infrastructure delivery models are reshaping the global competitive landscape. This article analyzes the institutional changes, capital logic, and long-term trends behind public-private partnerships.
From supply chain dependence to the race in artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and biotechnology, the United States is confronting a new economic security contest. This article provides an in-depth analysis of the structural risks and strategic options revealed by the CFR report.
Geopolitical fractures, interest rate cycles, and climate risks are reshaping the fundamental logic of global infrastructure investment. This article analyzes this structural shift and its implications for governments, businesses, and capital, based on BCG's latest report, *Infrastructure Investment in an Uncertain World*.
Based on an expert survey by the Pew Research Center, this explores the structural impact of artificial intelligence on digital life by 2035, including the dual prospects of the democratization of knowledge and authoritarian surveillance.
When over 85% of Fortune 500 companies have adopted AI, the global business system is shifting from digitalization to intelligence. This article, based on Microsoft's thousand customer stories and IDC forecasts, analyzes the structural impact of AI as an economic infrastructure.
Asia is fundamentally changing the global energy landscape in terms of demand, trade flows, and investment structure. Understanding these long-term trends is more important than predicting oil prices.
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld an $8.2 million defamation ruling against former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore by a 6-3 vote, reaffirming the burden of proof for public figures in defamation lawsuits. This ruling not only touches on the boundaries of free speech in the age of social media but also highlights the restraint and independence of the judicial system when facing highly politicized events.
In June 2026, AI geopolitics shifted from model competition to access control and infrastructure governance. This article analyzes this structural change and its global implications.
As AI tools become more widespread, the U.S. labor market is forming a polarization: the gap between those who can harness AI and those who cannot will create a permanent underclass. This article explores this structural change and its far-reaching implications.
Philippines is at a crossroads of a human-machine hybrid economy: underemployment of young labor, rising aging pressure, and AI and automation technologies are both challenges and opportunities. This trend not only concerns the Philippines but also reflects the structural transformation of the global outsourcing industry.
As Google AI Overviews are triggered in 75% of pharmaceutical searches, traditional SEO strategies and user information acquisition methods are undergoing a fundamental transformation. This article analyzes the long-term impact of this change on the pharmaceutical industry.
The escalation of the Middle East conflict, rising energy costs, and European consumer austerity have jointly dealt a blow to Turkey's summer 2026 tourism bookings. This article analyzes the structural shift in global tourism reflected by this phenomenon from the perspectives of geopolitical spillover effects, changes in tourist behavior, and industrial chain restructuring.
The latest data from the Stanford Digital Economy Lab shows that generative AI is having a measurable impact on the employment of young workers, especially in routine task positions that can be automated. However, the resilience of experienced workers suggests that AI is not eliminating occupations, but rather accelerating the reorganization of skill value.
This week's African news reveals three major structural trends: the Ebola outbreak exposes funding gaps in public health research, the digital divide deepens regional inequality, and BRICS scientific research cooperation faces coordination challenges. These events collectively point to Africa's critical choices in the reshaping of the global order.
Mozambique's new mining law requires the state to hold shares in mines, marking the latest example of a global trend toward resource nationalism. The article analyzes the impact of this move on investors, the energy transition, and the resource competition among Global South countries.
This regional war is not merely an extension of the Middle East conflict; it is more like a stress test of the global development model: energy, fertilizers, shipping, financing, and industrial chains have all revealed their vulnerabilities at the same time, showing that the growth logic of the post-Cold War era, which relied on open trade and a low-volatility environment, is failing.