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SHENZHEN VS. WEIMAR: Europe at the Crossroads

By Erik Sass TES Editor   Paris in spring 2019 is a study in contrasts, juxtaposing fabulous cultural treasures with damaged storefronts and heavy police presence, testimony to the populist eruption that has rocked France in recent months. The contrasts were no less...

Newspaper: EU Copyright Law Stifles Innovation

  The LA Times published a scathing (well, impassioned) editorial arguing that the EU’s new Copyright Directive could squash small companies that promote aspiring music and movie creators.   To comply with the new law, everyone publishing content will need to...

Sorry Finland: Don't Be Happy, Worry

  By Daniel McGroarty GeoPolicy Editor   What’s the happiest country on Earth?  The data is in:  Finland.  So says the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Solutions Network in its new report.  Yes, it’s really a thing.   But Finland’s happy news comes as others...

Conflict Is The Mother Of Innovation

  By Pietro Paganini TES Contributor   Once again, reason and science are being obscured by the ideologies and magical thinking that fuel populism and authoritarianism, but weaken innovation and the coexistence of free citizens.   The scientific method favours the...

GAME OF UNKNOWNS: The Future of Brexit

  By CTMN TES Contributor @torqueative   In mere weeks, we will begin to get a sense of how a great political drama, that has captivated Britain and much of the world for so long with its shocks, twists and double-crosses, finally comes to an end.   An embattled woman...