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Middle powers can do their bit
News, Moreno Bertoldi & Marco Buti, Published on 02/02/2026
» Amid escalating geopolitical tensions, the world is increasingly caught between the United States -- an extractive superpower -- and China, a "dependency superpower" whose global influence rests on making other countries reliant on its exports. In the absence of meaningful resistance, both are likely to remain on this course, leaving middle powers to comply with their demands or face retaliation.
Lifting the weight on our lungs
News, José Luis Castro, Published on 17/11/2025
» Take a deep breath. Most of us do it 20,000 times a day without thinking.
Build strong foundations for all
Oped, Alberto Rodriguez, Published on 26/01/2024
» As educators and students celebrate World Education Day this week, this moment provides an opportunity to reflect on the transformative power of education. And East Asian countries have a particularly relevant historical experience.
Vilfredo Pareto and the roots of political theory
Oped, Alberto Mingardi, Published on 22/08/2023
» Many political disputes in recent years have been framed as battles between economic rationality and eruptions of irrationality that we label populism. But cognitive psychologists and economists would point out that political irrationality is hardly confined to populist insurgents. As a general matter, most political leaders are focused on practical matters and do not necessarily think deeply about the ideas they expound.
Nutritionists boost children's diet with 3D-printed meals
Business, Alberto Pena of AFP, Published on 21/06/2022
» SANTIAGO: Some dehydrated "cochayuyo" seaweed, some instant mashed potatoes and hot water: these are the ingredients for a nutritious menu of 3D-printed food that nutritional experts in Chile hope will revolutionise the food market, particularly for children.
Pandemics and political performance
Oped, Francis Fukuyama & Luis Felipe Lopez-Calva, Published on 01/07/2021
» The Covid-19 pandemic has created a laboratory for testing different governance systems in the face of a public-health crisis, ultimately revealing massive variance in country performance. For example, countries in East Asia -- China, Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan, tended to do a better job of controlling the pandemic than did many countries in the Americas and Europe.