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Work and digitalisation

Two models for agentic AI

AI ‘agents’ are coming, whether we are ready or not. There can be little doubt that this development will be transformative — for better or worse

By Daron Acemoglu

picture alliance / ZUMAPRESS.com | Nikolas Georgiou

Democracy and society

Demand tolerance, not love

A shift in the demands and objectives of the human rights project has led activists to adopt a sanctimonious tone — fuelling the anti-rights backlash

By Nicolas Agostini

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Economy and ecology

Standing tall as the winds howl

Not the right of the strong, but the strength of the law must prevail in the political arena – this applies particularly to trade policy

By Daniela Iller, Yvonne Bartmann

picture alliance / ASSOCIATED PRESS | Evgeniy Maloletka

Democracy and society

The financial well is empty — who pours next

With USAID gone, can local initiatives in Georgia, Ukraine, and Moldova stay afloat?

By Karen Madoian

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Democracy and society

Let Afghan women lead

Progress on women’s rights and representation is stalling. And the prospects for improvement appear bleak

By Palwasha Hassan, Shafiqa Khpalwak

picture alliance / REUTERS | Carlos Barria

Future of social democracy

When profits Trump principles

The era of the ‘do-good’ American CEOs is over. The EU must brace itself for US-style corporate conservatism arriving on its shores

By Nyasha Bhobo

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Foreign and security policy

When one door closes, another opens

By freezing the funding of USAID, the country is abdicating its responsibility — creating opportunities for others

By Melissa Conley Tyler, Grant Wyeth

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Democracy and society

The lost art of collaboration

Amid growing polarisation, trust and cooperation seem all but forgotten. To reconnect with them, we should learn from artists

By Vanessa Badré

picture alliance / Pacific Press | Michael Debets

Foreign and security policy

‘He who comes too late is punished by life’

Rather than lamenting the perceived irrationality, corruption or indecency of Team Trump, Europeans must recognise what is truly at stake

By Marc Saxer

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Future of social democracy

Decommodify electricity

To achieve the green transition, actors in the private and public sectors must face the simple reality — its not all about profits

By Jayati Ghosh