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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

Is Texas becoming too self-confident?

Texan rebellion is likely to shake up federal politics in the U.S.

Picking up the crypto pieces

Companies are on the lookout for opportunities during the crypto crash

From labor to exploitation: the dark side of blockchain games

What does it take to create a flourishing virtual economy?

Gen Z chooses anonymity over fame

Why are Gen Zers more likely to prefer online anonymity compared to millennials?

Resurrecting the dead in the digital era

Will deepfake videos, the latest and most versatile medium to eternalize the dead, impel us to regulate digital immortality?

Extending the self with Instagram's augmented-reality face filters

Are we moving towards a culture in which our digitally positioned self is more important than our actual self?

Technology on a leash

By sharing ownership and control with producers and governments, our smart devices are no longer what they seem

Emerging markets face tough financial challenges

Will emerging markets' recovery be halted by increasing financial problems?

The rise of CBDCs

Pim Korsten gives a rundown on the opportunities and risks of the rise of central bank digital currencies.

Politics should focus more on the Good Life

How can we reinstate the concept of the Good without downplaying the systemic risks threatening our global society?