When do we reach 1 billion nomads?
PLUS: Portugal just made citizenship harder
NOMAD LIFESTYLE
🏝️ Is 1 billion nomads closer than we think?
The more nomadism spreads, the less it fits inside neat definitions. What began as a niche identity is now bleeding into everyday life.
Lauren Razavi for Global Natives
GLOBAL MOBILITY
🇵🇹 Portugal just made citizenship harder
The golden visa pathway will extend from five to ten years, tightening one of Europe’s most popular routes to long-term status.
Alex Ledson for Forbes
TRANSPORT
✈️ Cambodia’s new mega-airport takes flight
Phnom Penh’s new international airport is set to reshape how travelers move through Southeast Asia.
Amy Peacock for Dezeen
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GEOPOLITICS
🧩 The giant “basket case” countries
More and more of humanity is going to live in a few big countries that can’t manage themselves.
Noah Smith for Noahpinion
NETWORK STATES
🌐 Pop-ups and pipes: how network states really work
As Silicon Valley dreams up new nations made of code and charisma, Asia is quietly assembling the infrastructural pipes…
Chor Pharn for The Cutting Floor Newsletter
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