Pokémon走红与全球化遇冷

Pokémon Battle Cries Will the Anti-globalization Populist Ire Spread Like Pokémon Go?

在一个经济放缓和民众不满情绪抬头的时代,过去数十年形成的全球经济和安全框架很可能在未来几年面临严峻考验。未来12个月,美国、荷兰、法国和德国的大选很可能将设定国际关系的基调。我们祈盼更冷静的一方占据上风,以免人们像口袋精灵的虚拟战斗那样去解决国际问题。

Pokémon Go is a great success story of technology and globalization. Yet the game has also stirred up controversies over the appropriateness of Pokémon hunts in many places. It's more like an escape from the cold reality – a competitive job market, elevated student debt, and expensive rents in the big cities. While we are enjoying the Pokémon's virtual battles, the global economic and security framework developed over the last few decades will likely be severely tested in the coming years in an era of slower economic growth and rising popular discontent.