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Technology and economics

NATO tests counter-drone technology during an exercise in Vredepeel, Netherlands (2021)
International Security Experts Comments

Beyond NATO’s Madrid Summit: the technological challenge

NATO has moved forward in structuring its technology policy. The next leap should now be coherence and coordination.

By Raquel Jorge Ricart
22 Jun 2022 //
6 mins Reading time
Twitter app logo on a white iPad on red textile
Technology and economics Experts Comments

Will Trump return to Twitter? Who should exercise censorship?

If he takes over Twitter, Elon Musk will be a major determiner of how much censorship the social network can exert over the public sphere.

By Andrés Ortega
31 May 2022 //
7 mins Reading time
General view of the inaugural meeting of the US-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) in Pittsburgh (2021)
Technology and economics Experts Comments

Ukraine in the spotlight of the Trade and Technology Council (TTC)

Ukraine is part of the EU-US Trade and Technology Council (TTC) agenda. Still other challenges need to be followed closely.

By Raquel Jorge Ricart
26 May 2022 //
6 mins Reading time
Art installation at TeamLab Borderless, a digital art museum in Tokyo (Japan). Photo: APatrick Vierthaler (CC BY-NC 2.0)
Global Spectator Experts Comments

Culture: single and hybrid

The hybrid, or single, culture is not something involving only humans, but rather humans and machines.

By Andrés Ortega
03 May 2022 //
7 mins Reading time
Azadi Tower
International Security Experts Comments

Iran at a standstill: Vienna talks are the only way forward

The JCPOA will not be the holy grail for the Iranian economy but it will have a great impact in the country’s capacity to solve its economy problems.

By Irene Martínez
26 Apr 2022 //
5 mins Reading time
Billboard French elections
Future of Europe Experts Comments

What to expect from the upcoming France’s President and the European technological future

France is one among 27 Member States, but its voice and influence over the future of the European technological future is key.

By Raquel Jorge Ricart
12 Apr 2022 //
7 mins Reading time
Lock on the Russian flag
Technology and economics Analyses

Can the Russian economy withstand the sanctions?

Sanctions on Russia may lead to a fall in GDP, but will they be enough to mobilise the population against Putin?

By Miguel Otero Iglesias
07 Apr 2022 //
20 mins Reading time
Press conference Global Gateway
Technology and economics Analyses

Digital and development cooperation: the Global Gateway and a future EU-Japan Digital Partnership

This paper presents the benefits and challenges in terms of development cooperation for linking the Global Gateway with a EU-Japan Digital Partnership.

By Ugo Armanini, Mario Esteban
29 Mar 2022 //
18 mins Reading time
EU-Japan Summit 2014
Technology and economics Analyses

Exploring the potential of a future EU-Japan Digital Partnership for trade governance

This paper reflects on the beneficial potential of a future EU-Japan Digital Partnership for global trade governance.

By Mira Burri
25 Mar 2022 //
17 mins Reading time
The need for a digital safe haven for Ukraine. Data centre with server racks in a corridor room. Photo: DCStudio
Technology and economics Experts Comments

The need for a digital safe haven for Ukraine

In the current conflict, Ukraine’s government is taking a preventive approach to the defence of its digital infrastructure.

By Raquel Jorge Ricart
15 Mar 2022 //
9 mins Reading time
Los efectos de la invasión de Ucrania sobre la economía española.
Technology and economics Experts Comments

The effects of the invasion of Ukraine on the Spanish economy

Spain will be affected by two types of effects: energy, industrial products and raw materials, and financial effects.

By Enrique Feás
11 Mar 2022 //
7 mins Reading time
Mount Fuji located on the island of Honshū, Japan. Photo: Tomáš Malík
Technology and economics Analyses

The EU and Japan: forging joint opportunities for global technology governance beyond great power rivalry

The EU and Japan can jointly contribute to the governance of technologies at multilateral level as an economic giant bloc and middle power.

By Raquel Jorge Ricart
09 Mar 2022 //
21 mins Reading time

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