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What now, EEA?

: The EEA agreement is 25 years old this year. What does Europe mean for Norway, and what does President Macron say about Europe's future?
Truls Lie -

The patent laws create an intellectual monopoly

: Today's patent rules are outdated and prevent innovation and the spread of technology, claims Zia Quereshi, former head of development economics at the World Bank. Is it time for a patent reform?
zia@nytid.com -

When democracy stretches

Seva Gunitsky: Aftershocks: Great Power and Domestic Reforms in the Twentieth Century

: Reforms can give «hegemonic shocks» and create «democratic overexertion». Many states therefore fall back into their pre-democratic state sooner or later.
Henning Næs -

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