It is often claimed that technological progress is a major driver of rising income inequality. The gap between rich and poor is increasing as a result. However, the interdependences are more diverse.

Declining productivity of public spending may disappoint in solving pressing problems.

The EU suffers from dangerous dependencies in its external trade relations.

Considerable limits exist to the partnership with “no limits” between Russia and China.

The term "sustainability" is complex and needs common sense

We are living in a far less globalizing economy today. Since at least the Great Financial Crisis the pace of globalization has slowed down significantly or even reversed in some areas. Although the COVID-19 pandemic seems to some extent to have inter ...