Research

Explore our collection of articles on the leading megatrends in technology, politics, and society.

Filter: Geopolitics

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The Battle of Stacks (part 2)

A deep dive into the battle’s origins and the titans who shape it

12

min

The Battle of Stacks (part 1)

How digital superpowers redefine the political order

14

min

The AI chips race (part 2)

Chips are at the heart of the generative AI Stack

12

min

We need to think about the constitution of the EU (part 2)

And Luuk van Middelaar’s study of European spheres helps us structure the debate

11

min

We need to think about the constitution of the EU (part 1)

And Luuk van Middelaar’s study of European discourses helps us structure the debate

8

min

The AI chips race (part 1)

How AI chips will determine future geopolitical events

3

min

The Indian Stack goes global

Is a decentralized, open-source Indian-European Stack emerging?

3

min

Are weapons still a sin stock?

Changes in narratives, economic structures and the nature of technology could be altering the status of defense stock.

3

min

Sticky dependence: Europe’s reliance on Russia

Although Europe wants to decouple from Russia, our countries’ dependence is stickier and more complex than we might have estimated

2

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Hungary’s continued development toward autocracy prompts challenges for the EU

How will having an “electoral autocracy” in their midst affect the EU's solidarity during crises and its normative power abroad?

1

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A new dawn for nationalist parties?

For many, the brutal geopolitical awakening caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and China threatening to invade Taiwan means freedom is back on the political agenda...

1

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Who has to pay the costs of climate change?

Issuing appeals for hundreds of millions in emergency funding to help victims of climate change might soon be a standard procedure.

1

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Geopolitical nonalignment in the 21st century

Escalating tensions in Taiwan and Ukraine are pressuring the world to choose an alignment, yet many nations refuse to choose sides.

2

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Is Texas becoming too self-confident?

Texan rebellion is likely to shake up federal politics in the U.S.

1

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Autocracy and the End of History

Is the ideological confrontation between the liberal-democratic and autocratic world order on its way to becoming the global political issue of our century?

2

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The energy transition is not a hobby

With the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia, we have to face the fact that our dependence on fossil fuels poses a structural problem.

4

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Russia’s strategic exploitation of the Arctic

A long-standing resource-dependent economy, a melting Arctic, and technical capabilities have thrown the Arctic into the spotlight for Russia’s upcoming economic strategy.

1

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A cultural cluster bomb

What will be the lasting impact of the cancellation of Russia?

2

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Dominating the first TikTok war

How the selfie-president and TikTok videos are helping Ukraine dominate social media

2

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Who pays the price for a resilient economy?

Europe is trying to develop a resilient economy that is less reliant on others. Yet, are we willing to the pay the price for our independence?

1

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AUKUS and the return of geopolitics

2

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India’s rise as a digital superpower

1

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The G7 tax deal is all about American geo-economics

4

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Biden’s America on the world stage

1

min

Vaccine diplomacy

16

min

The Retroscope 2020

8

min

The 'Brussels effect' on digital legislation

Europe is reinventing its digital Stack by taking the lead in legislation implementation

1

min

Transatlantic troubles

5

min

Our image of Chinese power

1

min

Carbon border tax

The Battle of Stacks (part 2)

A deep dive into the battle’s origins and the titans who shape it

The Battle of Stacks (part 1)

How digital superpowers redefine the political order

The AI chips race (part 2)

Chips are at the heart of the generative AI Stack

We need to think about the constitution of the EU (part 2)

And Luuk van Middelaar’s study of European spheres helps us structure the debate

We need to think about the constitution of the EU (part 1)

And Luuk van Middelaar’s study of European discourses helps us structure the debate

The AI chips race (part 1)

How AI chips will determine future geopolitical events

The Indian Stack goes global

Is a decentralized, open-source Indian-European Stack emerging?

Are weapons still a sin stock?

Changes in narratives, economic structures and the nature of technology could be altering the status of defense stock.

Sticky dependence: Europe’s reliance on Russia

Although Europe wants to decouple from Russia, our countries’ dependence is stickier and more complex than we might have estimated

Hungary’s continued development toward autocracy prompts challenges for the EU

How will having an “electoral autocracy” in their midst affect the EU's solidarity during crises and its normative power abroad?