I have for a long time been interested in research related to the future. It has more or less been a childhood dream to study the future. I think I have Isaac Asimov and his foundation series to thank for that. Before the full scale invasion of Ukraine I was more interested in China, but since the full scale invasion I have mainly focused on Ukraine. I am fascinated by how everything of importance that happens in the world seems interconnected. AI, politics, wars. Normally, as a European, I wouldn't be very interested in US politics, but lately I have come to understand that what happens in the USA is of existential importance for a lot of people outside USA. Me included. Therefore, today, I follow what happens in the USA closely.