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Political profile André Ventura edition
Green Cities: The Critical Undervalued Issue
An article about the possibility of Green Cities and their importance - and a reflection on why we are so behind when we have the ability to make them a reality.
Groningen Wants More Trees, but Who Speaks on Behalf of Them?
An article about the city of Groningen in the Netherlands and their plans for Urban greening.
The environmental cost of Ai
What is the environmental cost and opportunity with using AI. Both individually and at scale?
Political profile: Ursula von der Leyen
Who actually runs Europe
El Niño: A natural cycle in a world we made hotter
Education In Portugal, basic standards; evolution; crisis June/July 2026
We often talk about the Portuguese education system when something goes wrong: an exam, a strike, a school closing, or disappointing results. But are exams the real problem—or are they merely bringing deeper issues to light?
In our new article, we seek to understand how the Portuguese education system works, who decides what is taught, how we assess learning, and to what extent social background continues to influence each student’s opportunities. Before we evaluate the results, we need to understand the system that produces them.
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80 Years of the United Nations: Flawed and Fragile, but Necessary
It has been 80 years since the United Nations was established. It has achieved a remarkable amount in that time but it has also fallen short and failed horribly. How well built is the UN for the modern world and is it constrained by structures put in place in 1945?
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