Last year I wrote a column here about China; or rather, using China as a case study to examine how we can, or can’t, foresee the future.   Steve Latham   I don’t claim any particular expertise about Chinese politics. All the issues raised were in the public domain, in […]

“Winter is coming.” More than trendily referencing Game of Thrones, it’s an observation, at least in Europe, about how the switch in seasons may affect our experience of Coronavirus.   Steve Latham   It’s widely expected there will be a ‘second wave’, or at least the continuation of the first. […]

We are in the midst of seismic shift in international politics. The era of globalisation appears to be at an end.   Steve Latham   The nations of the earth are retreating behind iron-cast walls. At just the time when planetary cooperation is most necessary, it is most lacking. The […]

Computer surveillance may hold the key to halting the spread of Coronavirus. For example, despite our own government’s abject failure, track-and-trace has been successful in many countries.   Steve Latham   However, following the law of unintended consequences, the use of technology to defeat Covid also demonstrates how the pandemic […]

During lockdown, old-style TV channels and new online platforms battled for ratings. In one case, the BBC scored a palpable win – Normal People, a series based on Sally Rooney’s novel.   Steve Latham   Hailed, in initial reviews, as an insightful perspective on how millennials navigate inter-personal relationships, it […]