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Explore over 500 articles on prevailing megatrends in tech, politics and society.

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How a decline in trust can be a driver for new political leadership

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The traffic light turns green for German digitalization

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The ‘Wechselstimmung’ after Merkel

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The future of the anti-establishment, conservative right

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China’s CBDC-as-a-standard?

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A new narrative on climate change

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What would a sufficiently sustainable ordinary life look like?

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Climate litigation and civil society

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How to deal with the medical uncertainty of Long COVID?

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On the Chinese variety of capitalism

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On realizing we are not alone

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India’s rise as a digital superpower

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Winter is ending

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Judges break the unwritten rule of environmental agreements

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We need more downward mobility

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The G7 tax deal is all about American geo-economics

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Lifestyle politics in the planetary age

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The emergence of big tech mesh networks

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Hegemonic shift makes the European Super League inevitable

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Elon Musk – What does his popularity tell us about 21st century leadership?

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Building national character based on trauma

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The not-so-bright future after the pandemic

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Digital advertising in a post-cookie world

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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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Harvest now, decrypt later

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Non-fungible tokens are all the rage

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The unique strength of Chinese business alliances

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

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Crowdsourcing morality for autonomous systems

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Democratization of finance

Russia’s strategic exploitation of the Arctic

A long-standing resource-dependent economy, a melting Arctic, and technical capabilities have thrown the Arctic into the spotlight for Russia’s upcoming economic strategy.

A beginner's guide to the metaverse

Both praised and feared by many, the 'promises' of the metaverse are highly contentious. Sebastiaan Crul aims to separate the wheat from the chaff.

A cultural cluster bomb

What will be the lasting impact of the cancellation of Russia?

According to the IPCC, we are failing

The IPCC urges us to rethink our climate adaptation and mitigation plans. Can we still be on time to stop the climate from changing?

Dominating the first TikTok war

How the selfie-president and TikTok videos are helping Ukraine dominate social media

Who pays the price for a resilient economy?

Europe is trying to develop a resilient economy that is less reliant on others. Yet, are we willing to the pay the price for our independence?

How will the pandemic affect the future of edtech?

The pandemic has ensured the implementation of edtech in school systems. Will pedagogical or technological aspects be prioritized?

Resisting the green gold

Deconstructing my purchasing choices: why is it so hard to change behavior?

Can digital technology save humanity?

How the Digital Revolution will change the rules of the game

Religion and spirituality after the death of God

Secularism could lead to moral and spiritual nihilism that Nietzsche and Dostoevsky warn of. What are the socio-cultural consequences of this?