OUR WORLD
Past, present, future
80 leading minds reflect on the state of our societies and examine the challenges that lie ahead. An edition dedicated to generating ideas that will help form a new vision for our world. This collection of analyses serves as a torch that lights the uncertain and winding footpath of the future that lies ahead.
OUR WORLD
Democracy Challenged
By Serge Schmemann
Evolution in democracy and our democratic societies
By Alexandros Koronakis
EUROPE’S FUTURE
Make Europe Popular again
By Antonio López-Istúriz White
Ireland: Doubling down on EU membership
By Helen McEntee
Reliable Partners in a Changing World Scenario
By Luis Videgaray Caso
Europe’s internal and external challenges
By Mikuláš Dzurinda
The Future of Transatlantic Relations
By David McAllister
Business as usual, or will we adapt to the rapidly changing world?
By Ingeborg Grässle
“America First” Wakes Up the EU
By Elmar Brok
A conversation with Helmut Kohl
By Theodore Roussopoulos
Armenia – A Crossroads between Europe and Asia
By Gagik Tsarukyan
A different EU Agenda for Innovation and Growth
By Donald Kalff
It’s Europe’s time to provide the answers
By Andrianos Giannou
Europe must be made more effective. Now!
By Maroun Labaki
Unwelcome Europe
By Markella Papadouli
A battle of campaigners
By Shane Fitzgerald
Brexit and the microcosm of Europe
By Dr. Foteini Kalantzi
OUR ECONOMIES
How Inequality Works
By Angus Deaton
The Global Economy’s Risky Recovery
By Joseph E. Stiglitz
The Free Market for the Next Generation
By Eli Hazan
Saving the Environment and the Economy
By Edmund S. Phelps
Short-Term Gains, Long-Term Hazards
By Maurice Obstfeld
Rediscovering Public Wealth Creation
By Mariana Mazzucato
Can Economic Policy Solve Economic Problems?
By Jason Furman
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Safeguarding Elections in the Digital Age
By Jimmy Carter
Contemporary challenges and opportunities for our societies
By Carlos Moedas
Tackling ‘digital’ at the state level in a post-DSM world?
By Krzysztof Szubert
How IT Threatens Democracy
By Kofi A. Annan
The Internet of Things – Delivering a Connected World
By Karim Lesina
A Big Data Dystopia
By Chelsea Manning
Creating the Policy Environment for AI Innovation and Citizens’ Trust
By Naveen Rao
Making Social Media Safe for Democracy
By Samantha Bradshaw and Philip N. Howard
The End of Twitter Diplomacy?
By Rob Worthington
The Social Media Threat to Society and Security
By George Soros
The Self-Regulation Mistake
By David Ibsen
Is this the end of the era of science?
By Dr Rick Phillips
ENERGY & CLIMATE
The Energy Union in 2018: the year of engagement
By Maroš Šefčovič
A Year of Renewed Climate Commitments
By Laurence Tubiana
A Truly Global Response to Climate Change
By Akinwumi Adesina, Suma Chakrabarti, Bandar M. H. Hajjar, Werner Hoyer, Kundapur Vaman Kamath, Jim Yong Kim, Jin Liqun, Luis Alberto Moreno, and Takehiko Nakao
Russian gas in Europe: new highs and political intrigues
By Konstantin Simonov
Gazing into the Energy Crystal Ball for 2018
By Kostis Geropoulos
OUR POLITICAL SOCIETIES
A More Perfect Union
By Joe Biden
Agile Governance for a Fractured World
By Klaus Schwab
Revolutionary Centrism
By Tony Blair
Reversing a Democratic Decay
By Marina Silva
What Makes Propaganda More Dangerous Today?
By Samantha Power
A Democracy That’s Drowning in Cash
By Celestine Bohlen
Has dealing with Pride and Prejudice become a challenge for media?
By Lieven Taillie
Will the Center Hold?
By Lawrence Summers
Stealing the Populists’ Clothes
By Radosław Sikorski
The Venal Roots of Political Turmoil
By Janine R. Wedel
The New Democratic Wave
By Kishore Mahbubani
Why We Need Political Parties
By Moisés Naím
Roadmap to a New Convergence
By Francisco Jaime Quesado
The time beckons
By Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
GLOBAL VS. LOCAL WORLDS
A New Balance for the Global Age
By Gordon Brown
East Asia’s Rising Star
By Sri Mulyani Indrawati
Asia’s Cities Against North Korea
By Yuriko Koike
The Trumping of Asia
By Kevin Rudd
Xi Unbound?
By Minxin Pei
How to Break Korea’s Barriers to Social Mobility
By Ha-Joon Chang
Latin America’s Annus Mediocris
By Jorge Castañeda
Venezuela’s Struggle for Freedom
By María Corina Machado
We Dream of Living in a Free Venezuela
By Lilian Tintori
The Only True Strategy for Russia
By Mikhail Khodorkovsky
In Turkey, Democracy Is in Peril
By Elif Shafak
Africa, the Business Deal of the Century
By Célestin Monga
In Syria, the World’s Democracies Failed Us
By Fadi Azzam
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Concept by: Alexandros Koronakis
Illustrated by: Lavrentis Horaitis
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By New Europe 
By Serge Schmemann 
By Alexandros Koronakis 
By Antonio López-Istúriz White 
By Helen McEntee 
By Luis Videgaray Caso 
By Mikuláš Dzurinda 
By David McAllister 
By Ingeborg Graessle 
By Elmar Brok 
By Theodore Roussopoulos 
By Gagik Tsarukyan 
By Donald Kalff 
By Andrianos Giannou 
By Maroun Labaki 
By Markella Papadouli 
By Shane Fitzgerald 
By Foteini Kalantzi 
By Angus Deaton 
By Joseph E. Stiglitz 
By Eli Hazan 
By Edmund S. Phelps 
By Maurice Obstfeld 
By Mariana Mazzucato 
By Jason Furman 
By Jimmy Carter 
By Carlos Moedas 
By Krzysztof Szubert 
By Kofi Annan 
By Karim Antonio Lesina 
By Chelsea Manning 
By Naveen Rao 
By Samantha Bradshaw 
By Philip N. Howard 
By Rob Worthington 
By George Soros 
By David Ibsen 
By Rick Phillips 
By Maroš Šefčovič 
By Laurence Tubiana 
By Akinwumi Adesina 
By Suma Chakrabarti 
By Bandar M. H. Hajjar, 
By Werner Hoyer 
By Kundapur Vaman Kamath 
By Jim Yong Kim 
By Jin Liqun 
By Luis Alberto Moreno 
By Takehiko Nakao 
By Konstantin Simonov 
By Kostis Geropoulos 
By Joe Biden 
By Klaus Schwab 
By Tony Blair 
By Marina Silva 
By Samantha Power 
By Celestine Bohlen 
By Lieven Taillie 
By Lawrence H. Summers 
By Radosław Sikorski 
By Janine R. Wedel 
By Kishore Mahbubani 
By Moisés Naím 
By Francisco Jaime Quesado 
By Sri Sri Ravi Shankar 
By Gordon Brown 
By Sri Mulyani Indrawati 
By Yuriko Koike 
By Kevin Rudd 
By Minxin Pei 
By Ha-Joon Chang 
By Jorge G. Castañeda 
By María Corina Machado 
By Lilian Tintori 
By Mikhail Khodorkovsky 
By Elif Shafak 
By Célestin Monga 
By Fadi Azzam 