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China-EU academic links will face closer scrutiny

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CHINA/EU

European academic and research institutions have built increasingly close links with China over the past two decades. By doing so they have increased their incomes and research…

Germany will seek to expand its digital capacities

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GERMANY

Germany’s digital policy.

Romania's education reforms may fail to deliver

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ROMANIA

The new law attempts to tackle pressing challenges such as unequal access to education, functional illiteracy, politicisation and corruption. Romania and its neighbour Bulgaria…

R&D spending could help global productivity recovery

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INTERNATIONAL

High on the agenda is the need for science to work across disciplines to address complex societal problems. In 2015, research and development (R&D) funding increased by 5.1…

Hungary’s pandemic measures will entrench ruling party

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HUNGARY

While the government's communications focus on how to stop the pandemic and make the economy more resilient, some of its recent spending decisions seem unrelated to tackling…

Venezuelan migrants could boost host countries' growth

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LATIN AMERICA

Millions of Venezuelans have fled their homeland in recent years as living standards have deteriorated rapidly, with the vast majority settling in other South American nations…

US media consumption will promote partisan gridlock

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UNITED STATES

Despite reports that nearly all the reviewed emails were duplicates already screened by the FBI, Republican candidate Donald Trump has condemned Comey's announcement as evidence…

Geopolitical tensions will add to UAE cyber threats

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UAE

The threats and capabilities of UAE in cyber security.

UK Conservatives to move right on EU unity worries

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UNITED KINGDOM

Most senior cabinet ministers have continued in office. This continuity masks what is likely to be a shift in the balance of policy in several areas compared with the previous…

Fidesz’s grip on Hungary will weaken in 2022

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HUNGARY

After years of being on the losing end of an electoral system crafted by ruling Fidesz to favour large, unitary blocs, the opposition is marching towards unity. Although Fidesz’s…