The 'Singaporean' model of economic development is built around lower tax rates and Government policy that supports businesses and foreign direct investment to increase GDP. The 'Nordic' model of development focusses on high taxes and a large welfare state to increase social mobility.

Saudi Arabia's public investment fund is an attempt at asset diversifcation by the Saudi state. Recently, it has invested billions of dollars into football, golf, tennis, WWE, and more.

Multilateral trade deals are those between a large group of countries. They are typically complex and multifaceted due to competing interests. Bilateral trade deals are those between only two countries.

The mantra 'There is no ethical consumption under capitalism' suggests that it is impossible to consume goods in a capitalist society without inherently causing harm or supporting unethical practices

“It doesn't matter if the whole country decides that something wrong is right. When the whole world tells you to move, your job is to tell the whole world — No, you move.” - Captain America

"Everything will be alright in the end. If it's not yet alright, it's not yet the end" - The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

In Pokemon: The Movie, Mewtwo states: 'I see now that the circumstances of one's birth are irrelevant - it is what you do that determines who you are.'

The Enhanced Games are a new sporting competition where the taking of performance enhancing drugs is not banned. It is backed by billionaire Peter Thiel and large monetary incentives have been offered to athletes who compete and break records.

The national rugby teams of Samoa, Fiji and Tonga play their international fixtures at the same time as New Zealand's provincial rugby competition, the Bunnings Warehouse NPC. Bunnings matches pay a higher per match fee than those international fixtures.

In the early 2000s, both figure skating and gymnastics adopted a code of points system for scoring in response to scandals about subjectivity. The code of points system assigns mathematical objective values to elements of routines.

Self-infantilism culture is the rise of norms and narratives that encourage adults to retreat into pseudo-childhood - e.g. 'Adulting sucks', 'it is valid not to be productive', consuming only nostalgic content

Self help gurus are charismatic public figures who tell people how they can improve their lives and self-identify as "gurus". Their teachings often stem from elements of religions such as Hinduism or Buddhism, but their followers are largely based in Western countries

Since the Taliban took power in Afghanistan, a number of western states have severed diplomatic ties and imposed sanctions. Economic deprivation has also significantly increased.

Five years ago, Taiwan had six allies in the Pacific. Only three remain: Tuvalu, the Marshall Islands and Palau. All cite democratic and cultural values as the reason behind continuing ties with Taiwan.

AUKUS is a trilateral security pact between the US, the UK and Australia. It has two pillars. Pillar One involves the sharing of nuclear submarines. Pillar Two calls for collaboration on advanced capabilities that will involve technology and information sharing.

In October 2021, the New Zealand government announced that COVID-19 vaccinations would be mandated in certain industries