Intense Global Transformation

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The world according to Javier Solana and after the United States presidential election.

The World After November

Information on Javier Solana:

Javier Solana was Foreign Minister of Spain, Secretary-General of NATO, and EU High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy. He is currently President of the ESADE Center for Global Economy and Geopolitics and Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution.

Why We Need Global Entrepreneurs

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Members of the World Entrepreneurship Forum -- one of the most influential global networks of business owners, social entrepreneurs and industry experts -- share their advice on which countries are the most entrepreneurial friendly around the globe, and which are those most likely to stifle even the most promising new company.

Learn outcomes here and published by Forbes. 

Full disclosure:  I am a charter member of the World Entrepreneurship Forum

Learn About Your Heritage? Ask Your Country

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Frank Bruni, an Op-Ed columnist for The New York Times, writes a wonderful piece on his newly appreciated heritage.

To Ireland, a Son's Journey Home

World Entrepreneurship Forum 2012

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I had an amazing time attending the World Entrepreneurship Forum. I am still in France due to my flight being canceled (Lyon to Frankfurt part/snow storm).

I will share more once I return to Chicago late on October 29th.

Until then, have a look at the World Entrepreneurship Forum 2012 website.

http://lyon2012.world-entrepreneurship-forum.com/

Oh When China Gets Sick ...

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How the world suffers when China sneezes.

“China can transmit real shocks widely,” the International Monetary Fund said in a recent report, “whether these originate domestically or elsewhere.”

Learn the global impact on China's slowdown.

Read the entire article:  Global Economy:  When China Sneezes (FT.com)

The Slowing Machinery of the Global Economy

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A dispute between Japan and China over tiny islands threatens to "throw one more (big) monkey wrench into the slowing machinery of the global economy."

The origins of the dispute date back centuries but came to a head last month after Japan nationalized the tiny islands, called Senkaku in Japan, the world's No. 3 economy, and Diaoyu in China, the world's No. 2 economy. The move set off violent protests in at least two dozen Chinese cities. Angry mobs torched a Panasonic factory, looted several Japanese retail outlets and burned Toyota and Honda car dealerships.

Learn what the long term effect is here.

Meet the New Kid On the Planet: Quartz

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Look out The Economist.  Here comes a market disruptor: Quartz.  Quartz is a digitally native news outlet, born in 2012 for business people in the new global economy.

We publish bracingly creative and intelligent journalism with a broad worldview, built primarily for the devices closest at hand:  tablets and mobile phones.

Quartz features top news, analysis, photos, data visualizations, commentary and more.

Quartz is owned by Atlantic Media Co., the publisher of The Atlantic, National Journal, and Government Executive.

Explore Quartz here.