Democracy

Mathias Sundin 3 min read

πŸ€” Wasn't China supposed to invent ChatGPT? That's what you said

"China will win the AI race!" was a commonly voiced fear until recently. But this has not been heard much since the release of ChatGPT. Once again, messy democracies were underestimated, and planned dictatorships were overestimated.

Mathias Sundin 2 min read

πŸ—³οΈ Support for democracy is very high - and increasing over time

Democracy is important to the citizens of all 53 countries in the survey, both democracies and non-democracies.

Warp Editorial Staff 2 min read

πŸ—³οΈ New study: No evidence of democratic decline

The study analyzed data from over 160 countries over a period of 30 years and found no evidence of widespread democratic decline.

Mathias Sundin 5 min read

πŸ’‘ Optimist's Edge: The prosperity of a world without wars

In 2021 the world spent over $2 trillion on military expenses. Over 2000 billion dollars! That is 2.1 percent of the world's gross domestic product, GDP. In a world at peace, that money could be used for science, lowering taxes, art, the environment – or whatever area you prioritize.

Mathias Sundin 4 min read

πŸ’‘ Optimist's Edge: Famine is not due to a lack of food

Millions of people living in the Horn of Africa are threatened by starvation. The root cause is not drought, conflict or war, but something else.

Mathias Sundin 2 min read

πŸ“± Open for applications: Democracy Tech Entrepreneur Fellowship

The Alliance of Democracies is looking for democracy tech entrepreneurs in Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova or Armenia.

Mathias Sundin 5 min read

πŸ’‘ Optimist’s Edge: The hack to solve all of humanity's major problems

If all people lived in democracies the major problems of humanity would be solved or be dramatically smaller.

Mathias Sundin 5 min read

πŸŒ… Obama is community organizing for the future

Warp News got a peek behind the scenes when former President Barack Obama workshopped in Copenhagen, with young leaders from the Obama Foundation.

Mathias Sundin 2 min read

πŸ—³οΈ Strong connection between democracy and prosperity

People living in democracies are richer, healthier and happier. And there is a strong connection between democracy and prosperity, a new report from The Atlantic Council and the Alliance of Democracies shows.