Longevity inequality turns years of life into a form of inherited economic advantage Wealth buys time through better prevention, treatment, and protection from medical ruin Closing the life-expectancy gap is structural economic policy, not just healthcare reform

Reciprocal tariffs raise costs at home, shrink global trade, and rarely deliver lasting protection When two countries retaliate, third-party exporters often gain while consumers and firms lose Measuring the true cost of protection shows tariffs and counter-tariffs are equally damaging policies

Schools are banning AI while workplaces are adopting it, creating a growing skills gap AI literacy must be taught through teachers and curriculum, not enforced through restrictions on students The real policy failure is institutional resistance to change, not student misuse of technology

State kidnapping replaces law with power and turns exceptional force into dangerous precedent When rules bend for one state, they fracture for all others Without firm legal boundaries, global order gives way to permanent instability <

Public debt is now a core risk for advanced economies, not just poorer ones Rule-based fiscal policy preserves market trust better than discretion Without credible debt strategies, education and growth spending will be crowded out

Supply chain resilience has become a national security issue, not just a business strategy When diversification fails, inventories rise and economic fragility deepens Managing dependence now matters more than restoring efficiency <

Geopolitical risk now restrains corporate borrowing more than interest rates Asian firms delay investment when trade and policy rules become unpredictable Stable policy signals matter more than cheaper credit for reviving investment

Sanctions are no longer fully isolating North Korea as its nuclear program advances This normalization weakens global non-proliferation norms The shift raises nuclear pressure on U.S.

China’s power in rare earths comes from refining, not mining African supply backed by Australia and India will not shift leverage without downstream processing and skills Without investment in finishing capacity, diversification will deepen existing dependence

EU tariffs raised EV prices but did not erode China’s dominance in battery production Chinese EV batteries stay competitive due to scale, cost, and integrated supply chains Without parallel investment in skills and capacity, trade measures invite retaliation without resilience

China’s free-trade rhetoric at APEC clashes with its ongoing industrial subsidies Without subsidy discipline, regional trust and fair competition cannot recover APEC’s credibility depends on rules, not gestures C

Digital cash resilience pairs fast digital payments with a cash fallback for shocks A privacy-safe, offline-capable digital euro can scale without draining deposits Schools should drill multi-rail payments, keep cash buffers, and pilot only cost-winning rails

Pivot Sanaenomics from populism to productivity Protect real per-student spending and modernize vocational training Target support, not handouts, to grow without tighter BOJ policy As Japan moves into 2026, it faces a not

Strengthen defence while protecting R&D and skills to keep growth alive Spend smarter: joint procurement, open standards, and dual-use innovation Fund what proves results—capability gains, cost declines, and real diffusion

Work from home is changing who does housework Being home is mistaken for being free Education policy must adapt fast In 2023, data indicated that 35% of employed people in America worked at home, up from 24% in

The neutral interest rate is rising Borrowing costs for education will stay higher Hedge risk and fund only projects with fast, proven payback In 2025, the U.S.

Generative AI lifts advanced economies faster due to compute, connectivity, and wages Education faces a widening generative AI productivity gap without solid infrastructure Front-load broadband and compute, standardize platforms, and train teachers to close it

Stablecoin regulation is about making token money behave like deposits in a crisis The open transaction layer is the main weak point If it stays weak, bank-issued tokenized deposits will win In mid-November 2025, the total amo

Housing wealth losses are squeezing education budgets Cuts hit “extras” first, widening gaps fast Schools need funding buffers and lower pressure According to research, a 10% change in home values can predict a 1.6% chan

2022 proved the nonlinear Phillips curve under tight labor Use two-speed budgets: inflation >4% and v/u >1 trigger Teach regime-switching to keep small misses small After the pandemic, inflation surged: in Europ