Former central banker Bernard Lietaer discusses the need for complimentary currencies within nations, the structure of good and bad money and the wide array of solutions that could be adopted by societies wanting new monetary systems.
Berto Jongman: Red Team on Accelerating US Decline?
Cultural Intelligence
The Red (Team) Analysis Weekly 159 – An Accelerating U.S. Decline?
Editorial – What appears as most amazing this week is a perception of an accelerating American decline on the world stage. A few months ago, we warned that changes related to the dollar supremacy were in the making, even if they would, most probably, need a relatively long time before to be fully actualized. The trend has not changed but is, on the contrary, most likely to be strengthening (see “The BRICs Are Morphing Into An Anti-Dollar Alliance“, Zerohedge). What is also interestingly pointed out in the article is the capacity of the current American system to create enemies when none existed before or to the least to favour their opponents. For example, by fining the French bank Paribas – as well as other European banks – for not abiding to U.S. American foreign policy (e.g. Titcomb, “BNP Paribas fine could be followed by other banks“, The Telegraph, 1 July 2014), the U.S. system has stressed the needs and advantages for Europeans to see the end of the US Dollar supremacy, thus potentially throwing those who were meant to be their allies in the arms of their opponents.
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Robert Young Pelton: Analysis of the Afghan Run-Off — Ghani Won, Abdullah’s Claims Without Merit
Cultural Intelligence, Peace Intelligence
In the controversy and protesting stirred up by Abdullah, what is missing is a calm review of today’s political landscape in Afghanistan. Javid Ahmad a Program Coordinator for Asia at the German Marshall Fund of the United States and Ahmad Hemmat, a D.C.-based researcher and advisor to the chairman of International Energy Partnerships makes some powerful, obvious and clear points in Ashraf Ghani’s Secret to Success that I expand upon.
1) Dr. Ashraf Ghani and General Rashid Dostum built grass roots support networks. Many people forget that in the last election Dostum delivered over 40% of Karzai’s “clean” votes but ultimately Karzai denied the dozen seats Junbesh requested in exchange for their support. That support was built on promises to take a hard look at the constitution which was created to prevent the Taliban from getting popular votes and putting the executive power squarely in Karzai’s hands. Now minorities and majorities want regional government and more control over their local politics.
Robert Young Pelton: Finally an Intelligent Article on Afghan Election — Ashraf Ghani’s Secret to Success
Cultural Intelligence, Peace IntelligenceFinally an intelligen
The South Asia Channel
Ashraf Ghani's Secret to Success
Javid Ahmad & Ahmad Hemmat
Foreign Policy 1 July 2014
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Don Sagar: Eden Project – The Underlying Cause
Cultural Intelligence, Earth Intelligence
The Underlying Cause
The World is beset with endless problems. Some appear more imminent than others. What escapes most is that all are inextricably linked. This makes determining priority a source of migraines. Does one throw their efforts behind stabilizing the World’s economic system, containing weapons of war, influencing population growth, restricting the genetic manipulation of nature, halting global warming, stemming regional conflicts, or bringing an end to the suffering of the disenfranchised? Perhaps you have another problem you consider even more pressing. Whatever the case, all are extraordinarily complex, so it’s no wonder why confusion and apathy prevail. In the past, mankind employed “stopgap” measures to address these issues with varying degrees of success. Intimidation by force often served to determine outcome. With the spread of weapons of mutual destruction, utilizing force became a liability. Now, only the weaker need fear it.
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Jean Lievens: Airbnb CEO on Sharing Economy – Starting with Education as a Global Traveling Experience
03 Economy, 04 Education, 11 Society, Advanced Cyber/IO, Commercial Intelligence, Cultural IntelligenceAirbnb does business in 34,000 cities, has a valuation of over 10 billion dollars, and in a very short time has disrupted the world of hospitality and travel. Its co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky envisions the future city as a place where sharing is front and center — where people become micro-entrepreneurs, the local mom and pops will flourish once again, where space isn't wasted, but shared, and more of almost everything is produced, except waste. But the journey from here to there won't be all smooth sailing. What are the ups and downs of the sharing economy, as businesses like Airbnb confront critiques about regulation, economic development, and fairness? What role might businesses play in creating more shareable, more livable cities? How will the sharing economy, with its de-emphasis on ownership, be a tool for addressing urban inequality?
Georgi Alexandrov Stankov: Announcement on the New Theory of the Universal Law
Collective Intelligence, Cultural Intelligence, Earth Intelligence, Extraterrestial Intelligence
Announcement on the New Theory of the Universal Law
Herewith I announce the donation of
ONE MILLION EURO (€ 1 000 000,-)
to the first scientific institution that recognizes the eternal validity of the New Theory of the Universal Law and complies with the following rules as set below.
The Objective of this prize competition was fairly simple:
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