In 2025, world affairs are precariously poised between the bright horizon of technical ingenuity and the dark legacy of conflict. On one side stands Aldous Huxley's futuristic anti-utopia: a realm powered by artificial intelligence, biotechnology and hyperconnected digital societies that promise longer and more carefree lives. On the other side …
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A Tale of 2025
In 2025, world affairs are precariously poised between the bright horizon of technological ingenuity and the dark legacy of conflict. On one side stands Aldous Huxley's futuristic dystopia: a realm powered by artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and hyper-connected digital societies that promise longer, more carefree lives. On the other side is...
More »Holiday Table Inflation: Analysis of Christmas Eve and Christmas Prices in Bulgaria
Idea and methodological note The purpose of this analysis is to examine the inflationary trends of the products that make up the traditional festive table in Bulgaria for Christmas Eve and Christmas. The data used provide an idea of the price movements in different categories of food and beverages, which are an integral part of the festive atmosphere. The methodology is based on …
More »Chipped for War: The Dangers of the Technology Race
Once upon a time, in mysterious California laboratories in the mid-20th century, microchips were born as small, fragile dreams, barely whispering promises of a future in which machines would think faster than their creators. Engineers like Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce were the alchemists of this new world, turning sand into sheets of silicon, …
More »What happens in parliament – explained by the Realignment
The concentration of seven consecutive elections and the record failure in the vote for president require a short correspondence with structuralist analysis. To refresh the memory. At the heart of the political crisis lies the combination of two faults (cleavage - for political scientists from the NBU and the Faculty of Philosophy), represented through the party groups in the National Assembly. The first is ...
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EKIP– Expert Club for Economics and Politics A Different Opinion