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Europe’s climate-resilience moment has arrived
As global warming impacts are increasingly felt, the EU should turn climate adaptation from a national responsibility into a genuine European policy
Apple's Android battle offers US AI companies a playbook for China
Tough choices ahead as the US pushes a global artificial-intelligence divide
Though proliferation of AI models is essentially uncontrollable, the US is trying to force a split with China, pushing allies into a no-win bind
Jilted by Iceland – but Wider Europe is forming through new cooperation structures around the EU
Iceland’s rejection of EU membership talks should be seen against a backdrop of new methods of deeper collaboration, especially on security
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Opinion piece
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Opinion piece
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