By Venizelos G. Gavrilakis Salvator Mundi, a mysterious record-breaking of $450 million painting by Leonardo da Vinci. A famous painting with a long history Date back to late 1490’s, and…
Sophie Allain More than half of the potential host cities Winter Games will be “climate-unreliable” by the 2080s! That’s the verdict of a rigorous 2024 scientific study funded by the…
Levent Gürses January inflation was as high as expected. The topic of inflation was discussed throughout the week. Increases in wages, salaries, and monthly payments were sharply eroded starting in…
Osman Şenkul The earliest interest rates in history were expressed not in numerical units but in ‘unit fractions’. These were based on fractions of 1/60 in Mesopotamia, 1/10 in ancient…
Ali Baydarol The share of electric vehicles (EVs) in global automotive markets has been on the rise. In 2024, EVs accounted for 20% of new automobile sales worldwide. Similarly, the…
James Rickards Is Donald Trump an emperor? Of course not. Still, the more interesting question is whether Trump personally rules like an emperor, at least the “good emperors” of Roman…
John Elkington As I have been working on an end-of-year essay, I have also been working my way through a stack of books accumulated in recent months—and through social media…
Europe’s clean energy transition is a central pillar of three complementary EU policy frameworks: the Energy Union, the European Green Deal, and REPowerEU, which collectively provide governance, set ambition, and…
Levent Gürses There is no promising development for the future. With a 19 per cent increase in electricity prices expected, households rightly do not believe that inflation will fall to…
Osman Şenkul With the recent arrival of an aircraft carrier strike group in the Middle East, the number of US warships in the region has risen to 10. According to…
“The Significent Story of a $450 Million Painting by Leonardo da Vinci”
By Venizelos G. Gavrilakis Salvator Mundi, a mysterious record-breaking of $450 million painting by Leonardo da Vinci. A famous painting with a long history Date back to late 1490’s, and…
The climate crisis and the future of the Winter Olympics
Sophie Allain More than half of the potential host cities Winter Games will be “climate-unreliable” by the 2080s! That’s the verdict of a rigorous 2024 scientific study funded by the…
Inflation veered off course in January, failing to dip below 30% for a year
Levent Gürses January inflation was as high as expected. The topic of inflation was discussed throughout the week. Increases in wages, salaries, and monthly payments were sharply eroded starting in…
The solution for farmers and consumers is an interest waiver, just as it was 38 centuries ago
Osman Şenkul The earliest interest rates in history were expressed not in numerical units but in ‘unit fractions’. These were based on fractions of 1/60 in Mesopotamia, 1/10 in ancient…
Risks for the Turkish-European automotive supply chain – 1
Ali Baydarol The share of electric vehicles (EVs) in global automotive markets has been on the rise. In 2024, EVs accounted for 20% of new automobile sales worldwide. Similarly, the…
Trump follows the Emperor’s playbook
James Rickards Is Donald Trump an emperor? Of course not. Still, the more interesting question is whether Trump personally rules like an emperor, at least the “good emperors” of Roman…
How – and where – to channel our energy?
John Elkington As I have been working on an end-of-year essay, I have also been working my way through a stack of books accumulated in recent months—and through social media…
Clean energy transition in Europe: Four key challenges
Europe’s clean energy transition is a central pillar of three complementary EU policy frameworks: the Energy Union, the European Green Deal, and REPowerEU, which collectively provide governance, set ambition, and…
Who believes in low inflation, the world will fall apart warning and the price of Greenland
Levent Gürses There is no promising development for the future. With a 19 per cent increase in electricity prices expected, households rightly do not believe that inflation will fall to…
Could the courage to “stand up” sink Trump’s warships?
Osman Şenkul With the recent arrival of an aircraft carrier strike group in the Middle East, the number of US warships in the region has risen to 10. According to…