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

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South Africa’s new dawn

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Asia’s financial catch-up

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A solid but sober EU

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Eco-conscious apparel is next in line to become hip

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The rise of digital conglomerates

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Never waste a good waste crisis

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Safety or privacy?

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The U.S. trade war and the Asia-Pacific region

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Uncovering the mystery of sleep

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China’s regional capitals

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Big Tech and the healthcare system

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The future of social media

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Imagining an African renaissance

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VR: a disruptive tool for changing behavior

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Beyond stereotypes of social class

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Three degrees of radical innovation

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When fake becomes the new normal

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Are tech companies the next SIFI’s?

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The return of hermeneutics

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Mapping economic complexity

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Italy’s new old politics

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Making America a 20th-century economy again?

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Olympic hangovers

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Generational amnesia

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An Indo-Japanese partnership

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Maritime Arabia

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Hegemonic Shift in 2017

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Educating vital skills for the future

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The decline of face value

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Is a new technological revolution in the making?

How Weirdcore and Y2K aesthetics took over TikTok in times of despair

What style reveals regarding playful nihilism, emotional spending, and dread

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

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?