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The not-so-bright future after the pandemic

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Building national character based on trauma

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The European deep transition strategy

The EU is leveraging the “Brussels Effect” to establish the metarules of the Second Deep Transition.

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The 'Brussels effect' on digital legislation

Europe is reinventing its digital Stack by taking the lead in legislation implementation

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Trump is making opposition media great (the platform becomes the bubble)

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The future of Trumpism

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Biden: neither friend nor foe to big tech

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Are we sharing enough data?

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The not-so United States of America

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Food nationalism

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Wicked dilemmas and political decision-making

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Could Europe fix the internet?

Europe aims to restore competitiveness and sovereignty in the digital realm through policies on data-sharing, AI, and open internet.

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In the back end of our cities

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Scenario thinking: embracing uncertainty

Will we soon let go of traditional forecasting in favor of multi-dimensional scenario thinking?

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Pan-Africanism today

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Limits to facial recognition

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The European Green Deal

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The European Stack is taking shape

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Worker rights, a new frontier for reducing U.S. inequality?

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Healthcare in the 2020 U.S. elections

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The French Renaissance

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Will China become a sustainability leader?

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Libra’s next hurdle: financial regulators and governments

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Will the U.S. see a tidal wave of environmental regulations after 2020?

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Why is Maduro still in power in Venezuela?

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The codification of public policy

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Rocky road ahead for Europe despite disappointment by populists

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The carbon capture era

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A democratic boost for Asia’s next growth engines

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Whistleblower platforms in the wake of Wikileaks’ demise

The critical shaping moment of Lava Jato

Capitalists’ worries about capitalism

Spain has proven to be far from immune to the populist wave sweeping across Europe

Can’t live with social media, can’t live without it

The Dragon and the Elephant in the 21st century

Populism and the shifting climate change debate

Volatility in the Tech Stack

A closer look at the fundamental trajectories and interdependent nature of new technologies

Fighting terrorism has been a recurring issue in the history of Europe

Divided Brazil will be urged to look inwards

In search of a narrative for Europe