The EU’s global normative influence
The EU is proving to have a capacity for global influence on normative issues. Its internal regulations are in some cases being adopted beyond its borders.
Technology and economics
Disinformation campaigns: the weakness caused by mistrust
The debate about post-truth, disinformation, fake news and manipulation favours the manipulators. Mistrust cannot simply be offset by more information.
Editing the genome requires global governance
Regulating and controlling the editing of the human genome (CRISPR-Cas9 system) must also form part of global governance.
100 years after the Russian Revolution: central planning with big data?
One hundred years down the line, the dystopia of central planning and total control cannot be written off as extinct. Will they be reborn under big data?
India’s brutal demonetisation was not so bad after all
Following the decision to remove 86% of hard currency from circulation on 8 November, India is hauling itself out of this quagmire of demonetisation.
Facebook’s new and unsettling mission: building a global community
In a 5,800-word declaration, Mark Zuckerberg said that Facebook aspired ‘to build the social infrastructure for a global community’.
Trump on trade: from populism to policy
The future of the global trade regime depends on educating Trump and his supporters that free trade is an opportunity, not a risk.
New protectionism, less investment?
Recently, both protectionist voices and measures have been on the increase. Even investments are not immune to the new protectionism.
Is China a market economy?
China believes it has the right to Market Economy Status (MES) at the WTO automatically. The EU’s so-called ‘anti-dumping front’ does not see it this way.
The euro: an orphan who no longer needs his parents?
If the Euro / Eurozone wants to have an integrated financial market it will need to create a large sovereign to stabilise the system.
Panama Leaks and the Tide of Tax Reform
The leak of the ‘Panama Papers’ has created an enormous scandal and, more importantly, a great deal of political momentum for the international tax-reform agenda.
Climate change and Big Data
Immense amounts of data from a wide variety of sources are becoming available at an incredible speed. What is the link between climate change and Big Data?