Contributors

AI, Technology & Civilization. AI, robotics, scientific advances, human agency, and technological power. Signature question: Is technology serving humanity, or redefining it?

Capital & Markets. Equities, bonds, commodities, valuations, and investment flows. Signature question: What are markets pricing—and overlooking?

Geopolitics & World Order. Great-power competition, trade blocs, diplomacy, sanctions, and institutions. Signature question: How is global power being redistributed?

Money & Monetary Order. Central banks, currencies, debt, financial sovereignty, and digital money. Signature question: Who creates money, controls it, and benefits?

Global Economy. Inflation, growth, sovereign debt, employment, and macroeconomic cycles. Signature question: What is actually driving the global economy?

Lauren Cortis

Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice, Adelaide University

Dr Lauren Cortis is a Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice at Adelaide University and a registered pharmacist with more than 20 years of experience across hospital, primary care, community pharmacy, and end-of-life care. Her work focuses on helping people make informed, person-centred decisions about medicines and healthcare. Lauren completed her PhD at Flinders University in 2024, exploring how healthcare systems can better support the medication experiences of people living with cancer and other chronic conditions. She now teaches in the Graduate Certificate in Pharmacist Prescribing and researches quality use of medicines, prescribing policy, pharmaceutical culture, and the social and health system factors that shape how medicines are used in everyday life.