Economic coercion is becoming a permanent feature of international relations. A useful starting point is a study published by the European Parliament in September 2026, which examines 41 episodes of economic pressure on the European Union between 2018 and 2026.…
Whenever a new report on artificial intelligence comes out, I am less interested in which model has topped the rankings than in what has actually changed. Stanford’s 2026 AI Index offers some useful answers. It is hardly a celebration of the technology:…
On 1 December 2025, the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution 80/23 on the “Possible risks of the integration of artificial intelligence into command, control and communications systems of nuclear weapons.” The title precisely delineates the problem: the integration of…
Tariffs are often presented as a deviation from a “normal” condition of free trade. This seems a simplification that does not withstand scrutiny against economic history. For much of the modern and contemporary era, customs duties were an ordinary instrument…
