The Seven Trends behind the Global Rise of Populism

Conclusion: The Trump Effect

It is no wonder that the authoritarians are winning — they are riding not just one wave, but several. Rapid…

6. Social Media Broke our Public Sphere

It is difficult to envision what globalization would be without the internet. It erased…

How to Resist (Video)

7. The Unravelling of the Middle-East

With so many powerful trends tugging at it, the world order was bound to rip. And it ripped…

Introduction

What were you doing when you heard that Trump won?

Our Team

Iyad el-Baghdadi
Iyad el-Baghdadi, the founder of the project, is an internationally recognized Arab Spring activist and an expert on the…

1. The Triumph of Globalization

The world has changed fast. Very fast.

3. Economic Transformation

A single graph can be worth a thousand words.