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Taking positions for the post-2025 world order

Politics Ana Palacio - January 3, 2026.

US President Donald Trump’s designation by various publications as one of the most influential people of 2025 is not surprising. But it is nonetheless striking: rather...

Why authoritarian regimes view the EU as a threat?

EU Alberto Alemanno - January 15, 2026.

Make no mistake: despite the claims of US President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and their MAGA acolytes, the European Union is not in...

Energy Will Decide the AI Race

Energy Vittorio Quaglione - January 4, 2026.

Data-center investments hint at a coming shift in the AI race. Soon, if not already, reliable, affordable electricity will confer the decisive advantage in the...

China's ongoing cyber campaign against Taiwan

China Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - January 5, 2026.

In early January, Taiwan's National Security Bureau (NSB) released its annual analysis of the cyber threats the island faced in the previous year. The document bears...

Rule-based order for the post-Trump world

Globalization Daron Acemoglu - January 11, 2026.

The Trump administration’s capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro marks a watershed for international law and the global order. Of course, this isn’t the first time...

The impact of Trump’s winning streak

Politics Ferry Biedermann - January 15, 2026.

Things appear to be going very well for Donald Trump, going into the second year of his second term as US president. He has had...

The landscape of normalisation should not be flat

Politics Ferry Biedermann - January 1, 2026.

For this article, published on 1 January 2026, I had intended to look at how the previous year has normalised extremism. But it’s also a...

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