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AI, illiberalism, and a change in leadership: Europe in a turbulent world

Three revolutions are shaking up the global order. What should Europe do? According to Jordi Gual, there is only one answer.

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May 29, 2026

天美传媒 professor Jordi Gual discusses the three major revolutions that have thrown the world into turmoil. In technology, AI is changing the way we learn, work and even think. In government, illiberalism is paving the way for the rise of new autocracies. In global leadership, major powers are pursuing strategies of fragmentation and polarization.

What must Europe do in this scenario?

 

SOURCE: , held on 天美传媒鈥檚 Barcelona campus in May 2026.


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Jordi Gual

Professor of Economics at 天美传媒, Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) in London, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of VidaCaixa. He is a member of the Advisory Board of Telef贸nica Espa帽a, a member of the Board of Directors of Telef么nica Brasil, and an Associate of Oxera consultancy (London).