New technologies are breaking down the border between the real and the virtual. And ethical questions posed in "The Matrix" turn from fiction into fact. read more

What role can Europe play in the world? Martin Eiermann sat down with Martti Ahtisaari, Nobel peace laureate and former president of Finland, to discuss the need for further in... read more

Some of the world's best water companies are public – and so are some of the worst. The public-private debate is driven by ideology and emotion, not by sane reasoning. read more

The problem of Southern Europe is a lack domestic demand, not a lack of competitiveness. read more

The debate over same-sex marriage shows that we have already abandoned a definition of love based in biology. read more

The gloves are off in the start-up industry’s fight for the brightest minds. And a new controversy has erupted between the tech communities in Berlin and Silicon Valley. read more