2020

Introduction

China's Belt and Road infrastructure initiative is one of the most ambitious geopolitical projects ever. By 2027, it aims to dish out an estimated $1.3 trillion in loans, around ten times what the US spent on the Marshall Plan in the aftermath of World War II. As China increases its investment in the West, will countries' loyalty shift toward Beijing? About 80 countries have already joined, and dozens more are flirting with the idea. For a world that badly needs more and better infrastructure, Belt and Road is a good thing

Please see below key headlines from 2020 for all of the elements that Halcyon monitors.

ACCEPTANCE

March 2020

• Taking It One Day at a Time -The Book of Life

February 2020

• Eight Rules of The School of Life -The Book of Life
• Accepting What Is - Gratefulness.org

January 2020

• Jeff Hunter: Embracing Confusion - Farnam Street

ACTIVISM

At the start of 2020, I assembled the following range of forecasts. Reviewing this at the end of 2020, it is clear that no-one anticipated the seismic year ahead.

Each week, Halcyon brings you a short, sharp and stimulating read - 7 issues that have witnessed significant change over the past 7 days.

ACTIVISM

Halcyon Highlights is a bi-weekly round-up of some of the most compelling trends that we have spotted over the past fortnight.  + , - or = indicate whether we consider each trend/development to prove mainly positive, negative or neutral/too early to judge...