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Don’t sleep on methane emissions in 2021
When the European Council committed to at least a 55 percent reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, it was clear that 2021 would...
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The EU’s recent steps to combat online extremism
Since the earliest days of the internet, the propagation of extremist content online has been one of the most challenging and dangerous misuses of...
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The House GOP recited Trump’s false vote theft claims, even after historic attack on Congress by his supporters
It was past midnight on January 7 when the US House of Representatives began its debate on whether to accept Pennsylvania’s 20 Electoral College...
Environment
COVID has underscored the need for safe drinking water, but not everyone has it
When the COVID-19 outbreak swept across the U.S., toilet paper, hand sanitizer and Clorox wipes flew off store shelves. But shopping carts have also...
Canada
Erasmus and Brexit
No policy decision better encapsulates the entire Brexit process better than the UK's decision to withdraw from the Erasmus Programme. For those in Brussels,...
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The rise of remote workers and the end of migrant workers?
Migration flows today are mostly driven by people pursuing better economic opportunities. These individuals move from peripheries to hubs — often crossing a border and sometimes...
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COVID-19 lockdowns taking a heavy toll on the mental health of young people
Both the mental health effects and damage done to the education of young people by repeated lockdowns across the world have been points of...
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Years of digital radicalization has borne angry fruit
For years, warnings and evidence that words uttered either online or offline have consequences fell almost exclusively on deaf ears. Yes, some cosmetic changes...
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Is the Digital Services Act a watershed moment in Europe’s battle against toxic online content?
The past year has seen COVID-19 disinformation inundate online spaces, accelerating the spread of the virus and loss of life. The pandemic and ensuing...
Armenia
The global political game in the South Caucasus is finally settled
The regions of Azerbaijan occupied by Armenia, have now been finally liberated as a result of counterattacks by the Azeri Army against the Armenians...
Energy
Pompeo's Greece visit underlines Turkey’s isolation
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited Greece on September 28-30 with the objective of making it clear to Turkey that the Trump Administration...
Analysis
Trump Administration’s Kosovo announcement fails to impress
The Trump Administration’s second attempt to gather Kosovar and Serbian leaders at the White House succeeded on September 4 just as Washington and most...
Armenia
Elections in Nagorno-Karabakh don't dismiss democracy
Normally, a free and fair election is a welcome exercise of democracy and freedom. But in the case of the unrecognised Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh,...
Democracy & Human Rights
The impact of COVID-19 on women's rights
Experience from past epidemics clearly shows that a health crisis has always led to a regression of gender equality. The necessary restrictions taken by...
Finance
European businesses must consider Russia's poor track record before investing
After years of sanctions, European businesses are returning to Russia. The Russia-German Chamber of Commerce recently announced that German businesses invested more than €3.3...
Asia & Pacific
Could bad data be to blame for high coronavirus death toll
European countries saw some of the highest death told for coronavirus over the last month. Deaths in Italy have surpassed those in China many...
Analysis
Europe's masked corona ball
Response from the Cabinet of Commissioner Lenarčič:
At the end of January, as the outbreak intensified in Wuhan coronavirus epicentre, President von der Leyen triggered...
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The Coronavirus V: The million dollar question
This article originally referred to the Coronavirus Covid-19 as Chinese Flu, not as a political statement but as a geographic indication of origin. The...
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Coronavirus Is No Cure for Techlash
Republished from Precursor
Big Tech tales that the Coronavirus Crisis somehow will mitigate their Techlash problem, totally miss the mark.
They miss that the crisis is...
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The race between economics and COVID-19
With the coronavirus devastating one economy after another, the economics profession – and thus the analytical underpinnings for sound policymaking and crisis management –...
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China’s misplaced pandemic propaganda
Barely a month ago, China was in the grip of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. Thousands of new infections were confirmed every day. Hospitals were...
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Panta Rhei – Europe needs a post-corona recovery programme
What comes after the Coronavirus outbreak? Politicians are discussing a huge economic stimulus package in many capitals, and the central banks worldwide want to...
Asia & Pacific
Locked down, without answers
Most European governments are turning to increasingly harsh lockdowns to confront the coronavirus pandemic. They did so in the wake of watching Italy’s attempt...
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During times of crisis, scammers can easily capitalise on fear and confusion
We are living in times unlike any other. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted every facet and corner of our lives. People are locked in...
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What will ‘the day after’ look like for Ukraine once the COVID-19 crisis ends?
Knowing when and how to confirm that the coronavirus outbreak is a question on the minds of most Ukrainians. Right now, even some of...
Australia
Gulf nations have been quick to prevent economic downturn and Europe must do the same
From the outset of the novel coronavirus outbreak, it became clear that its repercussions would go far beyond public health. As countries have scrambled...
China
A few of us might die from COVID-19, but the current worldwide lockdown will kill many more people
Since January, COVID-19 has taken the planet by storm, causing an unprecedented panic that frequently borders on hysteria.
Footage of Chinese people allegedly falling dead...
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Political symptoms of a pandemic: What’s next for the EU?
Truth be told, I spend a good part of my day following social media – even more so during these past few days of...
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What the G20 must do
Saudi Arabia, this year’s chair of the Group of Twenty, will convene a virtual summit next week to discuss a global response to the COVID-19 crisis....
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Silent hero of the coronavirus crisis
Not to diminish the superhuman efforts of nurses, doctors, and health-care workers worldwide, but sometimes, no matter how hard one tries, and no matter...
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Compound growth could kill us or make us stronger
A good way to think about the coronavirus pandemic is that it is like climate change at warp speed. What takes decades and centuries...
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European nuclear industry has a key role to play in boosting EU economy
Earlier this month, the European Commission published its long-awaited industrial strategy, which aims to drive Europe's competitiveness and its strategic autonomy at a time...
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What COVID-19 means for international aid
We are still in the early stages of dealing with COVID-19. Yet, it is already clear that this new coronavirus will have long-lasting effects...
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Future of world energy markets
In terms of energy, the world is in an era of plenty that started long before COVID-19 and the oil price collapse. But both...
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A Chinese virus has shown why telecom networks are a vital infrastructure for modern society
Over the past two years, much has been written about the use of Chinese equipment in modern telecommunications networks. Huawei, given its cosiness with...
Medicine
Why everyone is buying toilet paper and how you can manage this period of isolation due to Coronavirus
The trigger for writing this article was the difficulty we had in understanding why so many people are buying big quantities of toilet paper. ...
Asia & Pacific
The Coronavirus II
This article originally referred to the Coronavirus Covid-19 as Chinese Flu, not as a political statement but as a geographic indication of origin. The...
Asia & Pacific
The Coronavirus I
This article originally referred to the Coronavirus Covid-19 as Chinese Flu, not as a political statement but as a geographic indication of origin. The...
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Clean energy is also resilient energy
The Caribbean and its surroundings are on the front lines of climate change. The Bahamas, the archipelago that stretches over the crystal-blue waters between...
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An ugly situation on the EU's borders
Europeans have already had serious reasons to be nervous about the state of the European economy. It has essentially been flat. The slump in...
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Time to choose a sustainable future for food and farming in Europe
Can the European Agriculture Policy finally reorient to boost nature and health or is it destined to drive factory farms, chemical-laden monocultures, and global...
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Coronanomics 101
Last week, G7 finance ministers and central bank governors vowed to use “all appropriate policy tools” to contain the economic threat posed by the...
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The answer to AI is intergovernmental Multilateralism
The general school of though when it comes to human capital and demography argues that for each year of increased life expectancy, a country’s...
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Technology for all
We live in a world with an ever-widening chasm between the skills of the “average” worker and the capabilities demanded by frontier technologies. Robots,...
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The European Union enabled Turkey’s blackmail on refugees
The European Union’s inability to come up with a robust, clear and consistent refugee policy has put it at the mercy of Turkey’s irresponsible...
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A new era in EU-Kazakhstan relations
2020 will be a breakthrough in terms of developing an effective and diverse cooperation between the European Union and Kazakhstan. The new agreement on...
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How not to leave Afghanistan
After nearly two decades, 2,400 soldiers killed, another 20,000 wounded, and as much as $2 trillion spent, the United States is understandably eager to...
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The Conference on the Future of Europe is an opportunity to listen to citizens
The Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE) has been put forward as an opportunity to address some of the main challenges of our...
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None of us are equal until all of us are equal
This week, on March 8, women all over the world will once again raise their voices in honour of International Women’s Day. From Abuja...
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Unleashing the economic power of women
Girls are attending school in greater numbers than ever before, and women are increasingly entering the labor force and leading businesses. Although we should...
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