Can Europe Be Pragmatic With Prague?
Europe stands at a crossroads as Great Power Politics return. Can Europe mend its relations with Prague amid historic external challenges?
Europe stands at a crossroads as Great Power Politics return. Can Europe mend its relations with Prague amid historic external challenges?
Artificial intelligence featured prominently at the 2026 World Economic Forum, framed as both a driver of productivity and a source of strategic uncertainty. Investments and leadership forecasts pointed to rapid capability gains, yet implementation data suggested that many organisations remain in pilot phases with uneven impact across sectors. At the same time, divergent regulatory approaches, emerging rules on deepfakes and electoral integrity, and ongoing debates about data governance highlighted a widening gap between technological development and institutional readiness.
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Civic Space has been situated in the public sphere until the development of the internet, where new restrictions and technology has led to heightened security and means to repress society. In Europe, there has been a rise in surveillance capabilities and lawsuits targeting political participants, leading to the necessity to look into possible restrictions on the freedoms of expression and participation.