A Furious February

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Feb 24, 2025

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A colorful caricature depicting a group of serious-looking men and women gathered around an elegant oak boardroom table. The group is about two-thirds white, with the rest being Black, Middle Eastern, and Asian, showcasing a diverse mix of ages, ethnicities, hairstyles, and body types, ensuring that no two characters look exactly the same. Behind them, a large tech screen displays bold, capitalized text reading 'ASK QUESTIONS LATER.' The characters are dressed in formal business attire, with expressions ranging from intense focus to mild confusion, adding humor to the scene. The room is modern, featuring sleek design elements, contrasting the traditional wooden table with the high-tech screen. The exaggerated facial features and expressive body language are rendered in classic caricature style, emphasizing the irony of decision-making without asking questions. The overall atmosphere is dynamic and humorous. 16:9 aspect ratio.

There are some decades when nothing happens – and some weeks when decades seem to happen. That cliché was very much in use at a business and geopolitics conference I just attended in Barcelona with some of the finest thinkers in the world, who could summon up nothing close to a consensus on what to make of a month to remember.

For anyone who was on a med…

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