Research

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

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One picture ≠ a thousand words

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Will the U.S. see a tidal wave of environmental regulations after 2020?

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Why is Maduro still in power in Venezuela?

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Demographics and hegemony

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The value of apocalyptic climate scenarios

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Who are the African youth?

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Breaking down data & AI silos

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The elastic generation

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The end of the pay-per-download era

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East Asia becomes the center of geopolitical competition

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Modern monetary policy

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Hegel and the unfolding idea of freedom in the 21st century

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Don Ihde and generational responses to digital technology

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Chinese philosopher Yuk Hui: "Technology has multiple futures"

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Reflecting on responsibility in AI with Daniel Dennett

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The codification of public policy

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Alternatives at the return of history

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Fleeing from the public squares of the internet

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Rocky road ahead for Europe despite disappointment by populists

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The carbon capture era

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Future leaders get a taste of new economics

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A democratic boost for Asia’s next growth engines

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Is EdTech addressing the demands of 21st century education?

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The higher purpose of motor sports

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Whistleblower platforms in the wake of Wikileaks’ demise

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The critical shaping moment of Lava Jato

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The emergence of the decentralized stack

Is the future open-source?

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Megablockbusters: A societal forum for the negotiation of social values

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Capitalists’ worries about capitalism

China’s not-so-responsive authoritarianism

What the Zero-Covid strategy reveals about Chinese power dynamics

The future of crypto is coming: what will it look like?

Regulation, decentralization and combined approaches battle for the crypto throne

EU's digital strategy: where are we now and where do we go from here?

We should be strategic as we make strides toward digital sovereignty.

Can art and imagination spur climate action?

Exploring other ways to increase our moral judgement on climate change

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?

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?

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...

Vibegeist: rave until the grave

The revival of rave and rage in the roaring twenties.