AI is shifting gains from labour to capital Europe protects labour more; the U.S.

Regional geopolitical risk is not a smaller version of global risk News-based indices measure exposure, language, attention and bias at the same time Europe needs a dashboard that compares global attention with local economic impact

AI will reshape trade first through prices, not only through jobs Countries that adopt AI can gain, while non-adopters risk weaker exports The real policy test is whether workers can move into better work fast enough

AI may sound human, but responsibility must stay human The real danger is not AI agency, but institutions using AI as a shield Strong AI accountability means clear owners, review rules, audits, and appeal routes In 2024, seventy-e

AI deliberative democracy can widen participation, but scale alone cannot create trust Civic AI must be auditable, source-based and resistant to sycophancy Without public governance, AI risks turning participation into simulated consent

WTO reform must manage state-backed competition Subsidies expose the biggest gap in global trade rules Governed coexistence is the best path between free trade and trade war Only 72% of global goods trade moves under the WTO’s core mos

The Economy Research Editorial1,2 1 The Economy Research, 71 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2, Co. Dublin, D02 P593, Ireland 2 Swiss Institute of Artificial Intelligence, Chaltenbodenstrasse 26, 8834 Schindellegi, Schwyz, Switzerland

The Economy Research Editorial1,2 1 The Economy Research, 71 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2, Co. Dublin, D02 P593, Ireland 2 Swiss Institute of Artificial Intelligence, Chaltenbodenstrasse 26, 8834 Schindellegi, Schwyz, Switzerland

Europe’s largest powers are economically strong but strategically exposed. Middle power collective security is stronger than neutrality or rule-based rhetoric alone Europe needs shared defence, trade protection and infrastructure resilience to avoid being divided

Europe managed the energy crisis, but did not solve it Relief payments protected households, but did not build security The next shock requires more power, storage, and domestic capacity In 2024, the EU is still i

AI companions are already part of teen social life The answer is not a ban, but safer user control AI safety should work through visible, adjustable modes Seventy-two percent of American teens have already used AI companions a

AI trading can turn private choices into one crowded move DQN tools may create stronger herding than LLMs The policy goal is market diversity, not just smarter trading

Europe’s AI future depends on compute power The gap is also about energy, chips and access Europe needs its own AI infrastructure, not full dependence on others Europe's AI problem is no longer a software probl

The Economy Research Editorial1,2 1 The Economy Research, 71 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2, Co. Dublin, D02 P593, Ireland 2 Swiss Institute of Artificial Intelligence, Chaltenbodenstrasse 26, 8834 Schindellegi, Schwyz, Switzerland

Cheap trade became leverage China dominates key EU supply chains Europe needs de-risking, not isolation The warning is no longer buried in a policy paper.

Thailand faces a temporary housing squeeze before long-term population decline Ageing, low births, and city concentration could create future empty homes Policy should shift jobs, services, and housing demand beyond Bangkok

Taiwan Strait security is now a core economic lifeline for Japan and South Korea A crisis there would raise shipping, energy, and supply-chain costs far beyond a local conflict Washington must send clearer signals before silence encourages Chinese risk-takin

US monetary policy does not hit the world evenly Its effects depend on inequality, financial openness, debt, and credit access Small central banks need balance-sheet strategies, not copycat rate moves The target rate of

Japan and Korea are turning to India China is losing some appeal India must turn investment into production One number now redraws Asia's industrial map:

Energy inflation can turn a medium shock into a wider economic risk Oil and gas shocks spread fast because energy sits inside almost every price Policy must contain the pass-through early before inflation becomes self-reinforcing A