The world ahead 2022 HANDOUT

The world ahead 2022

by Lilly Lilienblum

Democracy vs autocracy

• China and America will vividly contrast their political system
• This battle will be reflected in various terms

to rally -

• New vaccines + improved antibody treatments will come
• in developed countries: - corona virus will no longer be life-threatening +pass on from being a pandemic disease to one that is one of many endemic

• In poor countries: will remain a deadly threat

Pandemic to endemic

deadly threat -

• Due to disruptions in the supply chain + the surge in energy demand -> prices to the highest levels
• Britain is particularly vulnerable to stagflation due to the lack of labor after the Brexit and its dependence on expensive natural gas.

Inflation worries

vulnerable -

The new techlash

• China has taken the lead and is lashing out at its tech companies with a brutal measure
• focus on "deep tech, that offers geostrategic advantage, rather than frivolous things like gaming and shopping

frivolous -

• brought in by regulators tightening up the rules
• Central banks want to introduce their own currencies
• Three-way battle between the crypto-blockchain DeFi crowd, traditional tech companies and central banks

Crypto grows up

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currencies -

• glaring lack of urgency when it comes to climate change
• decarbonization requires cooperation between the West and China
• test the use of a high-altitude balloon

Climate crunch

lack of urgency -

Traveltrouble

• activity is picking up as the economy reopens
• half of business travel has already been permanently eliminated
• good for planet, bad for tourists

subsidized -

• paying people will be able to go into space
• China completes new space station
• film industry is wrestling
• NASA will crash a space probe into an asteroid

Space races

wrestling -

• -> may be “hybrid” work
• many employees would like to work in a hybrid work model
• optimal split for many: spending half of their working time in the office + the other half in the home office
• pro:

direct collaboration and personal exchange withcolleagues + at the same time flexibility and a certain freedom

• contra:

people who stay at home might have disadvantages in terms of promotion, etc.fear of surveillance over remote workers or tax regulations

The future of work

surveillance -

• Sport brings the world together BUT often ends up being a political thing

• 24th Olympic Winter Games in Beijing from 4 to 20 February 2022
• several states don't send a representive ->"boycott"

ex.: United States, Canada, Great Britain, Japan and Australia

• But why?

China's authoritarian regime is accused of violating human rightsEspecially against minorities such as the Muslim Uyghurs in the autonomous region of Xinjiangalso Tibet, Hong Kong and Taiwan are critizised

• Problem:

dichotomy between making a clear statement against human rights violations and not wanting to ban the athletes who have spent years for preparing

• In Germany, a baycott will probably be opposed

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Politicalfootballs

accused -