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2020

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The world economy

The covid-19 pandemic will accelerate change in the world economy. That brings both opportunity and danger, says Henry Curr

Technology Quarterly

Virtual realities

Computer-generated worlds are becoming ubiquitous, no headset required, says Alok Jha

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Business and climate change

Climate change is about to upend the corporate world. Firms must react fast, says Guy Scriven

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Dementia

Nowhere in the world is ready to cope with the global explosion of dementia, writes Simon Long

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The Midwest

America’s Midwest matters out of proportion to its size, says Adam Roberts

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The new world disorder

Seventy-five years ago the world’s leaders designed the peace even as they fought the war. Today’s leaders need to do something similar, says Daniel Franklin

Technology Quarterly

Artificial intelligence and its limits

After years of hype, many people feel AI has failed to deliver, says Tim Cross

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International banking

Geopolitics and technology threaten America’s financial dominance. And now the covid-19 pandemic is precipitating a split, says Matthieu Favas

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South Korea

South Korea is going through deep social, economic change. But the transformation is still fragile, and covid-19 is not helping, says Lena Schipper

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Africa

Rapid economic and social change will give the continent a bigger role in world affairs, says Jonathan Rosenthal

Technology Quarterly

Personalised medicine

Treatments can increasingly be tailored to the genes, environments and activities that make every patient different, says Natasha Loder

Special reports

The data economy

A deluge of data is giving rise to a new economy. Ludwig Siegele asks how it will work

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China's Belt and Road

The Belt and Road Initiative revives memories of China’s imperial tributary system, says Dominic Ziegler

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Housing

Since the second world war, governments across the rich world have made three big mistakes, says Callum Williams

Technology Quarterly

Technology in China

With the state’s help, Chinese technology is booming. But it will not be a smooth road to global dominance, says Hal Hodson


2019-2000

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Asian tigers

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Migration

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India

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The world economy

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Poverty in America

Technology Quarterly

Drastic falls in cost are powering another computer revolution

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Canada

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Global supply chains

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California & Texas

Technology Quarterly

Aviation

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China and America

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Banking

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South Africa

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Private education

Technology Quarterly

Synthetic biology

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NATO at 70

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Water

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Islam in the West

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Childhood