Thinking global, living local: Voices in a globalized world

What’s hot in…?

The Future Challenges blogger network spans the whole world. Our bloggers can provide an on-the-ground perspective on important developments and events in their regions. Future Challenges’ bloggers usually write about Global Issues based on the theme of Globalization. These posts usually aren’t breaking news, but they provide a local view on topics that are of utmost importance for their countries and regions.

Our new section “What’s hot in…?” is a new opportunity for our blogger network to publish their personal views on current developments in their regions: topics that are “hot” right now and may not necessarily tie into the themes of the current Global Issue.

What’s hot?

Why Nigeria’s Presidential Candidates need to debate

Written by Chioma Agwuegbo

One of my favorite past times is ‘putting forward my strong reasons’ why a thing should go one way or the other. Many thanks to my father who encouraged us to ‘defend’ requests like an increase in our weekly allowances. Thinking about that particular episode makes me chuckle – the intensity with […]

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The Greek elections domino effect in Spain

Written by Esther Ortiz

In an historic journey , the leftist coalition Syriza has won the Greek elections on January 25th. For the first time, since the extinct Italian Communist Party’s defeat by the Christian Democracy Party in the 70s, a party located on the Left of Social Democracy, in terms of political […]

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Leaning on the West looking to the East

Written by Daniel Vekony

The banning of six Hungarian individuals linked to the government from entering in USA is yet another example of the ever-worsening relations between Hungary and her Western allies. Under prime minster Viktor Orbán the Hungarian foreign policy was re-oriented under the motto of “Eastern opening”. However, turning her back to […]

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Innovative Enterprise and Dynamic Democracy

Written by Jamie Stark

Latin America’s startup scene is vibrant and growing, yet regional differences are plentiful. Jamie Stark looks at social and political factors driving innovative businesses in Uruguay, Chile, Argentina, and Brazil – and asks, Is democracy a startup essential? What does it take to make a strong business culture? Political stability, […]

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Russia the East Ukraine Conflicts and the great Slovak opinion divide

Written by Tibor Blažko

Caught between the West of NATO and the EU and trouble brewing east of our border, Slovakia and the Slovak people have to do a delicate balancing act between their ideals, commitments and their economic impacts. Even it causes unrest amidst some ‘fringe elements’ of Slovak society. The only […]

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