A Conversation with Bill Emmott, Former Editor in Chief of The Economist

Bill Emmmot

WRITER AND CONSULTANT

Bill Emmott is a writer and consultant best known for his 13 years as editor in chief of The Economist (1993-2006) as well as for his books and films on Japan and Italy. His latest role is as co-director of a new non-profit, the Global Commission for Post-Pandemic Policy. Emmott’s latest book, Japan’s Far More Female Future was published in Japanese in summer 2019 and was published in an expanded English edition in September 2020. The book analyses the economic impact of the growing number of females in higher education in Japan. (see Japan Forward Book Review). These days, Emmott is a “Brexile” living in Ireland, though he also spend time in Oxford, and is chairman of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, the Japan Society of the UK, Trinity College Dublin’s Long Room Hub Arts & Humanities Research Institute and Trade Advisers Ltd, an Irish  consultancy. This site carries conference papers, videos, speeches and books, as well as his 2050 Index that in 2017 looked at what data told us about the long-term strengths and prospects of western societies.