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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

The planet as an emerging category

On living with – not on – the planet.

A new dawn for nationalist parties?

For many, the brutal geopolitical awakening caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and China threatening to invade Taiwan means freedom is back on the political agenda...

Who has to pay the costs of climate change?

Issuing appeals for hundreds of millions in emergency funding to help victims of climate change might soon be a standard procedure.

"Creative" AI is recreating the creative industry

In the past few months, creative AI systems such as DALL-E and Midjourney have taken the internet by storm with their “artistic” creations.

How will the metaverse and web3 influence social media?

Brace yourself, the 2D newsfeeds gracing our screens might soon be part of internet history.

Geopolitical nonalignment in the 21st century

Escalating tensions in Taiwan and Ukraine are pressuring the world to choose an alignment, yet many nations refuse to choose sides.

The fragmentation of social media

When Kylie Jenner and Kim Kardashian are starting to revolt, you know Instagram is getting into trouble...

AI regulations may see a Beijing effect

Is Europe too late to cause a Brussels effect on AI technology?

The return of industrial policy

The Dutch government is rethinking industrial policy—more coordination is on the horizon.

Globalization can still be a force for good

A general narrative is emerging that international trade and cooperation are on the decline. Is it accurate?