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New plan to unlock the bioeconomy’s potential

The EU bioeconomy already contributes significantly to job creation and economic growth in Europe. It employs more than 17 million people (around 8% of EU jobs) and in 2023 had a value of €2.7 trillion. With its new strategy for bioeconomy, the EU aims to further unlock the

US waiver on Iran’s Chabahar Port a win for Central Asia

US sanctions on Iran’s Chabahar Port on the Gulf of Oman have been on again/off again since 2013, when the US Congress passed the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act (IFCA) to curb Iran’s regional influence and strategic capabilities through targeted economic pressure,

I love AI—and why you should, too

New technologies almost always create lots of problems and challenges for our society. The invention of farming caused local overpopulation. Industrial technology caused pollution. Nuclear technology enabled superweapons capable of destroying civilization. New media