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December 2024

The Untapped Potential of Desalination
Purifying seawater to create fresh water for human consumption is a mature and cost-effective technology. Further scaling and technological advances may…
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27 Insights From Three Years of Bismarck Brief
Since 2021, our analysts have written nearly 1 million words on new technologies, global industry, and live players. Here are 27 insights from our work.
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Big Business and Bureaucracies Outsource Their Work to McKinsey
The U.S. consulting firm provides an arbitrarily wide range of services to nearly every large corporation and government in the world. Its ubiquity is a…
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The Growing Institutional Adoption of Bitcoin
The first and largest cryptocurrency is increasingly viewed as a store of value. A rising share of it is being acquired, both intentionally and not, by…
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Panama’s Irreplaceable Role in International Trade
Panama has effectively stewarded the Panama Canal, an irreplaceable link in global trade. The country also plays a substantial role in finance, as a tax…
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November 2024

Plastic Recycling Does Not Work
For many materials like metals or paper, recycling drives down costs, saves energy, and substitutes for resource extraction. Plastics, however, are not…
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Broadcom is a Portfolio of Valuable Semiconductor Businesses
The U.S. semiconductor designer and manufacturer is a patchwork of individually profitable parts that are nonetheless unlikely to cohere into a whole…
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The Lessons of Viktor Orbán's Hungary For Modern Governance
Despite repeated electoral victories and subsequently institutionalizing its power, Hungary's largest political party has surprisingly not yet…
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The World Bank is Not Driving Economic Growth
Much of the institution's activity amounts to funding bureaucracies or providing charity. Prioritizing fashionable causes further reduces the likelihood…
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October 2024

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