The Sovereignty Trap: Why Europe Must Decouple from American AI Dependency
By Eric Hazan, Lenny Benbara, and Baptiste Lefort August 20, 2026 The rapid ascent of frontier artificial intelligence…
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The Billion-Dollar Mirage: The Collapse of the CASA-1000 Infrastructure Project
In the high-stakes arena of international development, few projects have carried as much geopolitical promise—or as much underlying…
The Great Stagnation: Why the Global Convergence Engine Has Seized
By Keun Lee August 19, 2026 For the better part of the early 21st century, the narrative of…
Beyond the Productivity Paradigm: How AI is Rewriting the Human Narrative
By Dambisa Moyo August 19, 2026 The contemporary discourse surrounding artificial intelligence has been largely sequestered within the…
The Great Bifurcation: How Geopolitical Rivalry is Fragmenting the Future of AI
By Gabriela Ramos August 18, 2026 The global race for artificial intelligence supremacy has transitioned from a purely…
The Fragile Foundation: Russia’s Economic Mirage and the Looming Specter of Stagflation
By Anders Åslund August 18, 2026 The Russian Federation currently presents a paradox of economic resilience and deep-seated…
The Great Cultural Pivot: How China’s Technological and Digital Exports are Redefining the Future
By Mark Leonard August 18, 2026 For much of the 20th century, the United States was more than…
Restoring the Earth: Five Pivotal Shifts Toward a Global Land Restoration Renaissance
As delegates from across the globe convene in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, for the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17)…
The Legacy of the Architect: Zhu Rongji, Economic Transformation, and China’s Demographic Reckoning
By Yi Fuxian August 17, 2026 The passing of former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji at the age of…
The Icelandic Crossroads: Reassessing the Euro and the Path to Brussels
By Willem H. Buiter and Anne C. Sibert August 17, 2026 As the Icelandic electorate prepares to head…
