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Nobel 2026: how to explain a discovery without promising an immediate revolution
Nobel week is an opportunity to explain research, its limits and the work between a discovery and a useful application.
The Red Sea: when a trade route becomes a political risk
Disruption around the Red Sea requires companies to connect geopolitical analysis with people’s safety, operational choices and credible customer information.
Ukraine: what does it take to sustain a commitment through a prolonged war?
Support needs more than an announcement: clear definitions, continuity, implementation and a record of how commitments respond to changing needs.
Energy prices: how to explain a cost a company does not fully control
External shocks do not remove the need to explain commercial choices, contractual timing and what customers actually pay.
US midterms: the cost of living cannot be answered with a narrative alone
Ahead of the November 2026 midterms, everyday costs expose the limits of economic messages that fail to address what households actually experience.
US midterms: voting against someone does not necessarily mean trusting the alternative
Electoral preference, rejection and durable trust are different measures. Reading the September 2026 AP-NORC findings without turning them into a forecast.
Midterms 2026: European companies need to look beyond Washington
For European companies operating in the US, federal politics must be connected to the states and communities where investment decisions take effect.
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