{"id":27663,"title":"Our 2020 Reader&#8217;s Choice Awards \u2013 Our 7 most popular blog posts of the year","link":"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/de\/globalization\/our-2020-readers-choice-awards-our-7-most-popular-blog-posts-of-the-year\/","date":"6. Januar 2021","date_unix":1609931014,"date_modified_unix":1609931127,"date_iso":"2021-01-06T11:03:34+00:00","content":"<p><em>Time for some year-end statistics! Here are the 2020 GED blog post that attracted the most readers. Our analyses on the Covid19 crisis drew considerable attention, but so did our globalization report and our spotlights on China and Ethiopia.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/globalization\/global-economy-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\u00d6ffnet in einem neuen Tab\" ><strong>11 major events that could change the global economy in 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>At the beginning of the year, we tried to predict which milestones would be of particular importance to the global economy&#8217;s fate. We missed one big one\u2026 but then: Who didn&#8217;t?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/globalization\/what-if-the-covid19-world-is-what-states-make-of-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\u00d6ffnet in einem neuen Tab\" ><strong>What if the Covid19 world is what states make of it?<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Turns out, our readers dig some IR theory. In this post, we looked at what neorealism and other &#8222;-isms&#8220; had to say about how Covid19 would change international relations dynamics.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/globalization\/globalization-report-2020-the-most-important-facts-in-5-charts\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\u00d6ffnet in einem neuen Tab\" ><strong>Globalization Report 2020 \u2013 The most important facts in 5 charts<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The globalization report is an encyclopedia of data on globalization where one can easily get lost. So, no offense taken that this &#8222;cheat sheet&#8220; visualizing some of the highlights ranks high on this list.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-27669 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/01\/PB_Globali_Fig1-1024x660-1024x660.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"660\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/globalization\/coronavirus-crisis-italy-an-economic-disaster\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\u00d6ffnet in einem neuen Tab\" ><strong>Coronavirus crisis Italy: An economic disaster in 5 charts<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When the coronavirus hit Europe in the spring of 2020, it hit Italy hardest. In this post, we chronicled the most severe economic effects for Europe&#8217;s fourth-largest economy.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-27671 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/01\/Figure_2-1024x694-1024x694.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"694\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/globalization\/international-trade\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\u00d6ffnet in einem neuen Tab\" ><strong>A glance into the crystal ball: What will the future of international trade look like?<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Trade is changing rapidly. It is growing more digital and more fragmented. Ahead of Davos 2020, we summarized the most important trends and their implications.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-27672 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/01\/Abbildung_ENGLISCH_3-1024x455.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/01\/Abbildung_ENGLISCH_3-1024x455.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/01\/Abbildung_ENGLISCH_3-300x133.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/01\/Abbildung_ENGLISCH_3-768x341.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/01\/Abbildung_ENGLISCH_3-600x267.jpg 600w, https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/01\/Abbildung_ENGLISCH_3-1536x683.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/01\/Abbildung_ENGLISCH_3-2048x910.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/globalization\/china-industrial-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\u00d6ffnet in einem neuen Tab\" ><strong>Industrial Policy \u2013 Lessons from China<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Industrial policy is a thing again. When we compared Europe, the United States, and China&#8217;s approaches, it is the latter&#8217;s aggressive top-down strategy that drew the most attention.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/globalization\/ethiopia-economy\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\u00d6ffnet in einem neuen Tab\" ><strong>Can Ethiopia become the economic hub of Africa?<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It&#8217;s not a big &#8222;We told you so!&#8220; but still: Long before violence in the Tigray region escalated in November 2020, we highlighted their fragile economic prospects due to rising ethnic tensions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","excerpt":"<p>Time for some year-end statistics! Here are the 2020 GED blog post that attracted the most readers. Our analyses on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","thumbnail":"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/01\/pexels-nataliya-vaitkevich-6120397-scaled.jpg","thumbnailsquare":"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/01\/pexels-nataliya-vaitkevich-6120397-scaled.jpg","authors":[{"id":20300,"name":"Thomas Rausch","link":"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/de\/blogger\/thomas-rausch\/"}],"categories":[{"id":152,"name":"Globalization","link":"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/category\/globalization\/"}],"tags":[{"id":250,"name":"2020","link":"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/tag\/2020\/"},{"id":175,"name":"globalization","link":"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/tag\/globalization\/"},{"id":249,"name":"popular posts","link":"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/tag\/popular-posts\/"}]}