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By Ana Palacio - Jan 17,2023
MADRID — This may be the year when artificial intelligence (AI) transforms daily life. So said Brad Smith, president and vice chairman of Microsoft, at a Vatican-organised event on AI last week.
By Ana Palacio - Oct 13,2022
MADRID — Actions speak louder than words. That adage explains why Russian President Vladimir Putin’s depiction of his brutal and senseless war in Ukraine as a noble fight against Western imperialism comes across as farcical.
By Ana Palacio - Dec 22,2021
MADRID — The end of a year invites reflection on the events and trends that have shaped it.
By Ana Palacio - Aug 08,2021
MADRID — The European project has always had its fault lines, but they have rarely caused earthquakes.
By Ana Palacio - May 16,2021
MADRID — The much-anticipated Conference on the Future of Europe has begun.
By Ana Palacio - Sep 26,2020
NEW HAVEN/MADRID — In her first State of the European Union address, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen offered a wide-ranging view of the current moment. She touted Europe’s recent achievements and identified its goals for the coming years.
By Ana Palacio - Mar 03,2020
MADRID — Each February, the Munich Security Conference offers an opportunity to take the temperature of international affairs, especially transatlantic relations. This year’s results are far from encouraging.
By Ana Palacio - Dec 19,2019
MADRID — Over the last decade, the requisite year-end reflections and predictions have become increasingly bleak.
By Ana Palacio - Nov 17,2019
MADRID — Two months ago, in his address to the United Nations General Assembly, UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed his fear that a “Great Fracture” could split the international order into two “separate and competing worlds”, one dominated by the