Government
106 articles and keynote videos (48 with video) since 2008, newest first.
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Business · 2019
10 Truths about Brexit
Many of my previous predictions have turned out to be correct as of September 2018: for example no immediate economic meltdown, fall in cur…
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Geopolitics · 2018
Future of Wind Energy
Expect massive boom in wind energy investment, together with solar, which between them will be over 40% of all EU energy production by 2050.
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Geopolitics · 2018
What will be President Trump's longer term impact on America, global politics, news reporting…
President Trump is very typical of a new generation of "single-issues politicians", rising up around the world as I predicted years ago (ar…
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AI · 2018
Future of Artificial Intelligence
NEW AI BOOK IN BESTSELLER LIST FOR 12 MONTHs IN AIRPORTS GLOBALLY - WH SMITHS Artificial Intelligence is about a world dominated by smart m…
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Geopolitics · 2017
Why future wars will be radically different
A few years ago, I gave a lecture to the Pentagon (USPACOM), on how to reduce risks of future wars and reduce international tensions.
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Economy · 2017
Future of China: 300 year trend that will shake the entire world
China is a wealthy ‘nation of nations’ with a huge middle class, gigantic manufacturing capacity, its own dotcom boom, the world’s largest …
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Economy · 2017
The truth about Northern Ireland’s borders after Brexit
29th September 2017 A lot of nonsense is talked about Brexit. Here is the truth. Sorting out all Brexit issues affecting the borders of Nor…
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Economy · 2017
The Truth about Brexit
Update 4th September 2017 Before and shortly after the Brexit vote I correctly predicted that the UK economy would NOT go into immediate me…
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Geopolitics · 2017
Big pressures felt by European Commission senior staff members
What is ethical leadership? Leadership ethics and integrity in public life. How do we encourage leadership integrity and fight corruption i…
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Geopolitics · 2016
Why Trump Won: how tribalism will dominate the future of democracy
Reasons for the US election victory of Donald Trump will be debated for decades.
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Geopolitics · 2016
Watch video on Leadership Ethics at EU Commission
YouTube upload on Leadership covering the following: What is ethical leadership? Leadership ethics and integrity in public life.
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Economy · 2015
Can a Futurist really predict the future?
My new global trends book is out now: The Future of Almost Everything. But it takes at least 20 years to evaluate how good a trends analyst…
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Leadership · 2015
Leadership Ethics and dealing with corruption
What is ethical leadership? How do we encourage integrity and fight corruption? At this session and afterwards, many participants confessed…
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Economy · 2014
Future Trends: impact on Baltic Region and Wider World
Media interview before Prime Minister's Global Forum in Latvia - Patrick Dixon's opening keynote at Riga International Leadership Summit To…
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Business · 2011
Burning food in vehicles
How biofuels for vehicles are driving up food prices, causing suffering in the poorest nations, unrest, international tension and making po…
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Geopolitics · 2011
How social networking can spark revolutions
Revolution, unrest, protests, protestors, riots, all have been made easier to organise with SMS and social media.
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Geopolitics · 2011
Dictatorships and Revolution in Digital Age
Leadership - What next after Tunisia, Libya, Egypt? Impact of SMS, twitter, Linkedin, Facebook, Youtube and other social networks on dictat…
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Geopolitics · 2010
UK election: Future Politics / Democracy
Future of democracy, politics, political parties and lobbying in a world which no longer trusts politicians and cannot be bothered (often) …
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Geopolitics · 2010
Social networks impact on democracy, dictatorships and freedom of information
democracy and democratic pressures from social networks. Cover ups and government deceptions, impact of wikileaks on government internal co…
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Geopolitics · 2010
Dictatorships and Revolution in Digital Age
What next after Tunisia, Libya, Egypt? Impact of SMS, twitter, Linkedin, Facebook, Youtube and other social networks on dictatorships v dem…
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Geopolitics · 2010
Terrorism: fear is their greatest weapon
Greatest weapon of terrorists is fear playing on irrational emotions of public. Need to understand power of asymmetric threats using easily…
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Geopolitics · 2010
Truth about Westminster
Comment by Patrick Dixon, author of The Truth about Westminster on MP expense scandal and revelations about alleged corruption among MPs, w…
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Geopolitics · 2010
Radical Activists: How aggressive passion in tiny numbers of people will change our world…
Radical political forces, activism, terrorism and single issues. Carbon trading? Global warming? Environment? Discrimination and social jus…
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Economy · 2009
Future of Euro Zone Euro break up
Future of Euro and eurozone nations. Future impact on banking, banks, sovereign debt. Government insolvency, economic stimulus programs.
