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The World in 2026

Will the new year be better than the previous one? The answer will depend on how several key global issues develop. Statement presents possible scenarios.

Quo Vadis, West? Society Must Rediscover Common Interests

Quo Vadis, West? Society Must Rediscover Common Interests

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Brussels’ green mission is costly and delivers little impact. Will 2026 change anything?

Brussels’ green mission is costly and delivers little impact. Will 2026 change anything?

01:50
Artificial intelligence is making everything look the same

Artificial intelligence is making everything look the same

1:32
Americans don’t want data centers in their backyards

Americans don’t want data centers in their backyards

1:32
What if green technologies are actually destroying the nature they are supposed to save?

What if green technologies are actually destroying the nature they are supposed to save?

1:52
Europe’s wind turbine king is back

Europe’s wind turbine king is back

1:38
Water Looks Like the Perfect Investment

Water Looks Like the Perfect Investment

1:46
Europe’s rivers are drying up. And history is emerging from their depths

Europe’s rivers are drying up. And history is emerging from their depths

1:24
Donald Trump wanted to change America. Did he succeed?

Donald Trump wanted to change America. Did he succeed?

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AI may not take our jobs – but it could decide what we think about

AI may not take our jobs – but it could decide what we think about

1:57
Oil at $100 a barrel no longer automatically means a recession

Oil at $100 a barrel no longer automatically means a recession

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Will Europe have enough gas this winter?

Will Europe have enough gas this winter?

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Heatwaves exposed a weakness in green architecture

Heatwaves exposed a weakness in green architecture

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Two forces are driving air-conditioning stocks today: heat waves and AI

Two forces are driving air-conditioning stocks today: heat waves and AI

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Where does free speech end?

Where does free speech end?

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Is everyone equal before the law? In Germany, that’s a real question

Is everyone equal before the law? In Germany, that’s a real question

1:55
The planet’s most important workers are quietly disappearing

The planet’s most important workers are quietly disappearing

1:45
Pets are the worst investment people love

Pets are the worst investment people love

1:50
Hydrogen was supposed to be the future of cars. It didn’t happen

Hydrogen was supposed to be the future of cars. It didn’t happen

01:25
Which European city offers the best quality of life?

Which European city offers the best quality of life?

01:47
Buying an apartment is no longer a safe bet

Buying an apartment is no longer a safe bet

01:48
Europe’s defense industry is booming, but could the continent withstand a war?

Europe’s defense industry is booming, but could the continent withstand a war?

01:57
European defense stocks are overvalued

European defense stocks are overvalued

02:13
Who decides France’s future?

Who decides France’s future?

01:56
Migration can expand an economy without making people better off

Migration can expand an economy without making people better off

01:53
Money, not the front line, is deciding Ukraine’s fate

Money, not the front line, is deciding Ukraine’s fate

01:57
Russia’s wartime cure is becoming its economic trap

Russia’s wartime cure is becoming its economic trap

02:01
Europe wants to be green, social and strong – but cannot be all three

Europe wants to be green, social and strong – but cannot be all three

02:10
Keir Starmer faces the bond market’s guillotine

Keir Starmer faces the bond market’s guillotine

02:11
Britain’s political collapse is a warning to Europe

Britain’s political collapse is a warning to Europe

01:39
Mass Emigration and Low Birth Rates Are Draining the Balkans of Its Future

Mass Emigration and Low Birth Rates Are Draining the Balkans of Its Future

01:57
Romania has enormous potential – but also serious problems

Romania has enormous potential – but also serious problems

01:50
Developing countries are growing old before they grow rich

Developing countries are growing old before they grow rich

01:32
Mass migration is only a leaky patch for demographic decline

Mass migration is only a leaky patch for demographic decline

01:35
Wall Street is a magnet for money, and that’s what keeps the dollar afloat

Wall Street is a magnet for money, and that’s what keeps the dollar afloat

01:57
If China wants to become a hegemon, it has to grow rich before it grows old

If China wants to become a hegemon, it has to grow rich before it grows old

01:37
Trump is unsettled by the Pope’s authority – one that does not depend on political power

Trump is unsettled by the Pope’s authority – one that does not depend on political power

01:43
Leo XIV builds bridges with quiet strength and reinforces the authority of the Church

Leo XIV builds bridges with quiet strength and reinforces the authority of the Church

01:20
Who is Peter Magyar, Hungary’s new leader?

Who is Peter Magyar, Hungary’s new leader?

02:05
The bill for Orban is coming due. And for Hungary, it won’t be painless

The bill for Orban is coming due. And for Hungary, it won’t be painless

01:25
Space colonization is no longer science fiction. Artemis II marks just the beginning

Space colonization is no longer science fiction. Artemis II marks just the beginning

01:45
The great return to the Moon – and an even greater business for Musk

The great return to the Moon – and an even greater business for Musk

01:40
From the right to euthanasia, it’s a short step to a moral duty to die

From the right to euthanasia, it’s a short step to a moral duty to die

01:33
The Church’s View on Euthanasia: "Thou shalt not kill" always applies – even in suffering

The Church’s View on Euthanasia: "Thou shalt not kill" always applies – even in suffering

01:26
Iran barely trades with the European Union – yet it still has an impact

Iran barely trades with the European Union – yet it still has an impact

01:32
The oil market is built on an illusion. Physical barrels are already selling for as much as 160 dollars.

The oil market is built on an illusion. Physical barrels are already selling for as much as 160 dollars.

01:46
Banning surrogacy creates a black market. But is that a reason to legalise it?

Banning surrogacy creates a black market. But is that a reason to legalise it?

01:45
Surrogacy is business. Women don’t just give up a children, but also their own bodies

Surrogacy is business. Women don’t just give up a children, but also their own bodies

01:34
NATO’s bombing of Serbia still shapes the country’s relationship with the West today.

NATO’s bombing of Serbia still shapes the country’s relationship with the West today.

01:49
Killing a dictator is not enough. After Gaddafi’s iron rule, Libya fell into state collapse

Killing a dictator is not enough. After Gaddafi’s iron rule, Libya fell into state collapse

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