The pandemic accelerates the process of deglobalisation due to the vulnerabilities of global supply chains that have now been exposed. Supply chains have been disrupted, not only because the supply […]
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The Need for National Strategies and International Cooperation to Deal with the Coronavirus Pandemic
A Dutch version of this article you can find here. It is imperative that national governments formulate a national strategy as soon as possible to tackle the corona virus pandemic […]
The Coronavirus Pandemic causes a Cascade of Crises
The international system is now close to a critical point. Data analysis shows that a next critical point will be reached in 2020, plus or minus two years; assuming that […]
The State: R.I.P.?
Where does the state – as an organizational structure – actually come from? The state did not exist a couple of hundreds of years ago. It should be reminded – […]
Amerikaanse wereldorde is failliet
NRC Handelsblad, 1 augustus 2006 De wereldorde is aan het veranderen, er komt een einde aan de Amerikaanse suprematie. De oorlog in Libanon werpt zijn schaduw vooruit, betoogt Ingo Piepers. […]
Has WW III just started?
In this article, I address in more detail the question: “Has a next systemic war – the Third World War – just started?”. As I explain in my research and […]
THE NEXT SYSTEMIC WAR (3): HAS IT JUST STARTED? AND WHAT MUST WE NOW FIGHT FOR?
In a series of articles, I discuss several subjects related to a possible next systemic war, including: How systemic wars “work”, the function of privileges for Great Powers and the […]
The next Systemic War (2): The role of privileges
In a series of articles, I discuss several subjects related to a possible next systemic war, including: How systemic wars “work”, the function of privileges for Great Powers and the […]
The next Systemic War (1): How do systemic wars work?
In a series of articles, I discuss several subjects related to a next systemic war, including: How systemic wars “work”, the function of privileges for Great Powers and the System, […]
Global Challenges: Disunited in Action
From the WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION: New York, 22 September 2019 – The world’s leading climate science organizations have joined forces to produce a landmark new report for the United Nations Climate Action Summit, underlining […]