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Multilateralism and the decline of the U.S. hegemony
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The internet of thoughts
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Reality is holding back self-driving cars
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Japan, Korea and the global semiconductor industry
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Precautionary screening for the masses?
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Healthcare in the 2020 U.S. elections
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Our cities as AR gaming arenas
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New hope for the liberal world order?
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The French Renaissance
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Libra’s next hurdle: financial regulators and governments
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High hopes for holiness
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Will the U.S. see a tidal wave of environmental regulations after 2020?
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The value of apocalyptic climate scenarios
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East Asia becomes the center of geopolitical competition
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The end of the pay-per-download era
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Chinese philosopher Yuk Hui: "Technology has multiple futures"
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Don Ihde and generational responses to digital technology
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Rocky road ahead for Europe despite disappointment by populists
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Fleeing from the public squares of the internet
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Future leaders get a taste of new economics
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The carbon capture era
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Whistleblower platforms in the wake of Wikileaks’ demise
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The higher purpose of motor sports
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Capitalists’ worries about capitalism
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Megablockbusters: A societal forum for the negotiation of social values
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Is TikTok a vector for Chinese ideals?
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Spain has proven to be far from immune to the populist wave sweeping across Europe
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The Arctic through the eyes of Greenland
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Can’t live with social media, can’t live without it
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Illegal streaming holds the media industry in check
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Africa is set to become world’s largest free trade area
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The future of Europe from an Asian perspective
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Scaling bitcoin with the lightning network
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21st century Luddites target self-driving cars
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The VAR system and the datafication of everyday life
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Slowing down fast fashion
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Inequality in the Fourth Industrial Revolution
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