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The chemical industry is out of control

We have no idea about the long-term impacts of chemical production on our planet. Is it time for a 'guilty until proven innocent' approach?

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The sour aftertaste of the Glasgow COP26

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The developing intrinsic value of nature

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Feel-good philanthropy

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Stimulating sustainable consumer practices

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Will the metaverse be a “pornoverse”?

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The greening of green financial products

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What to think of the Corona Pass?

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AUKUS and the return of geopolitics

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How a decline in trust can be a driver for new political leadership

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The traffic light turns green for German digitalization

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The ‘Wechselstimmung’ after Merkel

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The future of the anti-establishment, conservative right

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China’s CBDC-as-a-standard?

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A new narrative on climate change

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What would a sufficiently sustainable ordinary life look like?

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Climate litigation and civil society

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How to deal with the medical uncertainty of Long COVID?

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On the Chinese variety of capitalism

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On realizing we are not alone

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India’s rise as a digital superpower

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Winter is ending

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Judges break the unwritten rule of environmental agreements

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We need more downward mobility

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The G7 tax deal is all about American geo-economics

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Lifestyle politics in the planetary age

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The emergence of big tech mesh networks

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Hegemonic shift makes the European Super League inevitable

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Elon Musk – What does his popularity tell us about 21st century leadership?

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Building national character based on trauma

De-influencers or re-influencers?

Criticism of consumer society is of all ages, but now it’s coming from an unexpected corner.

Sticky dependence: Europe’s reliance on Russia

Although Europe wants to decouple from Russia, our countries’ dependence is stickier and more complex than we might have estimated

Is AI still artificial?

Definitions are becoming obsolete as tech and science blur the boundaries between the natural and the artificial

Will generative AI favor the underdog?

The implications of generative AI for tech and talent

The future of crypto is coming: what will it look like?

Regulation, decentralization and combined approaches battle for the crypto throne

China’s not-so-responsive authoritarianism

What the Zero-Covid strategy reveals about Chinese power dynamics

The short-lived revival of Keynes; welcome back, Hayek!

Has neoliberalism really left? Or was “COVID-Keynesianism” nothing more than a short-term crisis management tactic?

Can art and imagination spur climate action?

Exploring other ways to increase our moral judgement on climate change

Is artificial intelligence smart enough to create a sustainable future?

Despite a hefty ecological footprint of its own, digital technology has the potential to contribute to a more sustainable future.

Hungary’s continued development toward autocracy prompts challenges for the EU

How will having an “electoral autocracy” in their midst affect the EU's solidarity during crises and its normative power abroad?