If we want to preserve democracy as a conversation based on shared facts, we must build a digital environment in which that conversation is possible. And the US is not the model. On the contrary, it is time to tell the emperor that he is naked
The planet is burning, whether from fires like the one that ravaged Los Angeles or from the clashes stoked by the far right
The emergence of DeepSeek forces us to question the American approach to this technology and the investments it requires
The expansionism of the presidents of Russia and the United States sets a dangerous example for less powerful countries that have open territorial disputes with Ukraine
The AI arms race, spurred by euphoric markets, has been based on the experience of the Magnificent Seven: in technology, scale always wins, and the winner of the race takes all the prizes
The inauguration speech of the new U.S. president has already provided a colossal shock, a stress test for American democracy and the international liberal order
The Summit in December presents an opportunity to create a comprehensive framework that bridges two often separate conversations: addressing the root causes of crime and strengthening the capacity of law enforcement and justice institutions
As social media removes anti-hoax controls and relegates the serious media to the sidelines, China is jailing the journalist who documented the 2022 Zero-Covid protests in ‘Not the Foreign Force’. Yet Musk claims that the real tyranny comes from Keir Starmer in the United Kingdom
Not everything depends on our willpower, nor can we exist outside of the context in which we live. Accepting and confronting change, both individually and collectively, is challenging, but there is no other way forward
The Tesla boss’s support of the far-right AfD in Germany and the insults to the British government, are compounding nervousness on the continent
One month after the fall of Assad, pressure must be placed on the new authorities to prevent them from drifting towards Islamism
If Musk can monetize the angst of teenage girls who hate their bodies, he will. It’s already happening
The Brazilian presidency of the G20 has opened a rare opportunity to rescue some of the most relevant targets of the SDGs. The international community should not spoil it
Vivek Ramaswamy, founder of Roivant Sciences and a former Republican presidential primary candidate, will co-direct the office that looks to streamline government bureaucracy
Everything that happens from now on, including the trial, will have to be viewed as a prequel to a work of fiction
Following the sudden fall of the bloodthirsty Syrian dictator, the priority must now be to avoid a power vacuum that leads to chaos
The weakening of the Damascus dictator’s allies, Russia, Iran, and Hezbollah, together with the coincidence of the truce between Israel and the Lebanese militia and the transition in Washington, explain the lightning offensive of the Syrian rebels
In the absence of a solution for the Palestinians, the risk of a new war persists
Although there is no certainty, the signals sent by the president-elect point to a major impact on two developing wars (Ukraine and the Middle East) and two potential ones (Taiwan and North Korea)
Champagne is flowing in Moscow, Budapest and Jerusalem, and in the headquarters of the far right
María Corina Machado recalls the primary elections that a year ago made her the leader of the opposition to the government of Nicolás Maduro
US arms traffickers are flooding the country with guns and automatic rifles that are used to murder thousands of people
The documentary ‘The Lost Tapes’ contains the confessions of the actress at the moment of her greatest global fame. She said she was frustrated by the constraints of Hollywood stardom and eager to be recognized for her talent
Climate change and conflict are displacing people, destroying livelihoods and disrupting agricultural and industrial economies, all of which intensifies hunger and instability
The Israeli army did not mistakenly target the Blue Helmets; it acted deliberately to eliminate inconvenient observers
A second Donald Trump term – with Elon Musk as his lieutenant – would be equivalent to turning the White House into a casino, open to the most extravagant bets, acts of corruption and ceaseless outbursts in the name of libertarian ideology
The Greater Middle East conceived by Bush and his neocons, where democracy was to come from Iraq, is back. But now it is Israel that is doing the dirty work, instead of the US
