http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Sohail+Inayatullah World Affairs Sohail Inayatullah Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=254845&ca=World+Affairs In this essay, I outline Five futures for Pakistan: (1) the Pendulum continues forever, (2) Collapse, (3) Joining Chindia, (4) the Great Game, and (5) a South Asian Confederation. The most familiar and likely are based on the pendulum of rule by the military and rule by landlord/politicians. However... Opinions Sohail Inayatullah Fri, 16 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=132792&ca=Opinions For the foresight practitioner, what is most stunning about the war in Iraq, the recent war in Lebanon and the war on terror is the lack of capacity of Western governments to connect the dots. While surveillance continues to heighten, the British Prime Minister Tony Blair appears to have forgotten p... Society Sohail Inayatullah Sun, 22 Oct 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=95048&ca=Society What will happen to Australian identity? Can it transform, will new identities emerge,? Some of Australia's best and brightest convened at Melbourne Business School for a two day workshop (February 14-15) on the futures of Australian identity, as a lead up to the Australia Davos Future Summit. Organ... Society Sohail Inayatullah Sun, 22 Oct 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=95049&ca=Society The SEQ 2026 plan intends to: "protect biodiversity, contain urban development, build and maintain community identity, make travel more efficient, and support a prosperous economy. At the same time, the Regional Plan proposes that communities be built and managed using the most up-to-date and effect... Education Sohail Inayatullah Tue, 18 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=68215&ca=Education Will libraries becoming increasingly virtual, the librarian becoming a knowledge navigator? Or will libraries disappear as the world goes wifi – will Google become the future library? Or will place remain central, as libraries become anchor tenants in co-located in commercial and public transit-orie... World Affairs Sohail Inayatullah Tue, 31 Jan 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=31614&ca=World+Affairs Is a new Asia emerging? Growth rates are important but the alleged discovery of a map showing that Chinese explorer, Zheng He knew of the new world – indeed, had a decent map of the world – strengthens the confidence of Asia, creates the possibility of cultural transformation. While it may be a forg...