Pourquoi certaines bonnes idées sont concluantes - et d'autres non
Pourquoi certaines bonnes idées fonctionnent alors que d'autres non et pourquoi certains pays semblent tellement mieux gouverner que d'autres ?
Alex is editor of Apolitical. He has worked in print, radio and television, most recently for Newsweek and The Mail on Sunday. He has contributed to The Spectator, the Times Literary Supplement and Monocle, among others. He also translates fiction, poetry and academia mainly from German, and his most recent translation is of Arthur Schnitzler’s Late Fame.
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Energy Transition
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Future of the Environment
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Leadership
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Social Innovation
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International Security
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