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Exporting surveillance

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Many silk connections

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Urban agriculture

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Will local-multiplayer survive in the video game industry?

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The sleeping Asian Tiger

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Germany’s growing realpolitik

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A new generation of American social democrats

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Mexico charts a new course

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Bullshit jobs in the digital age

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The bigger picture economy

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The “good” consumer

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Arbitrary decisions

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Europe's innovation horizon

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Early celebrations in Turkey

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Emerging markets have their moment to shine

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Galactic hegemony

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Eurasian momentum

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What can the U.S. learn from European schools?

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Meaningful entertainment in the digital age

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Migration concentration

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Shadow power in the global technological arms race

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Solar power nears terminal velocity

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Apple’s quest for the disappearing computer

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Deep transitions

Will we consider abandoning hyper productivity in favor of sustainability and equality?

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The shaky rise of digital gambling

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The selfish ledger

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Is Italy crossing the Rubicon?

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Dutch future welfare

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Schoolification

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Healthy infrastructure

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?