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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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Digital advertising in a post-cookie world

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Non-fungible tokens are all the rage

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Harvest now, decrypt later

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Will a post-corona era arrive in the coming years?

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The unique strength of Chinese business alliances

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Democratization of finance

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Crowdsourcing morality for autonomous systems

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Food security will have its moment on the world stage

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Vaccine diplomacy

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Biden’s America on the world stage

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Transatlantic troubles

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The sound and cost of silence

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The coronavirus is creating momentum for fiscal diet policy

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Our image of Chinese power

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

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Carbon border tax

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The geopolitics of rare earth metals

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Who do we trust in the Stack war?

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The not-so United States of America

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The outdoor economy

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Hollywood paves the way for diversity and representation

Will old mistakes continue to be made?

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The new power of technical standards

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Blurring boundaries with mixed reality toys

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The long hegemony of currency

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My plant the therapist

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After work thoughts

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Food nationalism

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Global value chains are experiencing a formative moment

Perspectives on the post-truth era

The 'enshittification' of society

Magic in metamodern times

To be(lieve) or not to be(lieve), that is the question

The European elections and the next five years

What themes will drive European political discourse?

The weather is changing

What home insurance tells us about climate change

Knit’s Island and the future of the metaverse

An immersive and fascinating documentary about life in a virtual world

Short-sighted AI regulations miss the big picture

How can we ensure that AI is not only safe but also resonates with our broader norms and values?

What would it take for us to believe in aliens?

Believing the unbelievable in times of disinformation and deepfakes

The Indian Stack goes global

Is a decentralized, open-source Indian-European Stack emerging?

Will generative AI bring the productivity increases we need?

Information technology and the lack of corresponding increases in productivity

The hottest farmers' debate

On the power of Big Food over farmers