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It begins with a simple scroll. You open your phone, tablet, or laptop, and the world greets you with headlines, alerts, and notifications. Some of the news inform, some mislead, and some manipulate. Disinformation is no longer a distant threat, it’s woven into our daily lives, shaping opinions, influencing decisions, and sometimes even dividing generations.
As Generation Z and Alpha navigate this web, they confront not only the content they consume but the unseen forces behind it, psychopolitical strategies, digital persuasion, and the subtle art of shaping minds. A generational fault line emerges, and the question becomes: how do we bridge this divide before it hardens into lasting fracture?
Meanwhile, in another corner of our increasingly connected world, technology is racing forward at a speed that few can fully grasp. Artificial intelligence is no longer just a tool, it’s a driver of economies, a creator of possibilities, and, at the same time, a voracious consumer of energy. Energy economics, once the domain of engineers and policymakers, now intersects with algorithms, data centers, and climate commitments, forcing us to rethink what “progress” really means.
And yet, the world of finance is undergoing its own quiet (r)evolution. Money, as we have known it for centuries, is transforming. Tokenization, digital currencies, and decentralized finance are not just abstract concepts, they are redefining trust, reshaping the international monetary system, and challenging the rules that have governed trade and value across borders. In this era, transactions can happen in milliseconds, borders can vanish in a blockchain ledger, and the very idea of “what counts as money” is being rewritten before our eyes.
These forces, information, technology, generational change, and finance are not separate, they are deeply intertwined. They shape how we live, work, and think. In this edition of our newsletter, we explore the battles over truth, the energy costs of Artificial Intelligence, the hopes, expectations and vulnerabilities of younger generations, and the future of money itself.
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(FR) Gen Z & Alpha vs. Psychopolitics: An Intergenerational Divide?
El Mostafa Rezrazi
Combining sociology, psychoanalysis, and psychopolitics, this research paper reveals how frustrations around work, climate, and inequality are transformed into mobilizing narratives online, creating both illusions of emancipation and new forms of symbolic dependence. Grounded in the Moroccan context, the paper highlights social, psychological, and political consequences while proposing pathways for renewed intergenerational dialogue and collective resilience... Read more
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(FR) Expectations and Social Conflicts in Morocco
Larabi Jaïdi
Morocco faces persistent social challenges, unemployment, service gaps, and territorial disparities despite decades of reforms. Social conflict has shifted from traditional strikes to spontaneous, diverse, and digitally-driven movements. Trust in the state and institutions is declining, while citizen engagement grows more critical and fragmented. Constructive dialogue and participatory governance are essential to restore social cohesion and ensure effective reforms... Read more
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(FR) Fighting Disinformation: Knowledge, Issues, and Practices
Mohamed Benabid
This book offers a sharp, interdisciplinary look at today’s information chaos. Rather than moralizing or proposing easy fixes, it uncovers the hidden cracks that let disinformation spread. It calls on readers to reflect on how policy, media, and education can rebuild trust and civic resilience. A must-read for anyone seeking to understand and navigate the challenges of our information age... Read more
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The Tokenization of Money
Hung Q. Tran
This paper explores how programmable money on blockchain platforms could make payments faster, cheaper, and smarter. It examines the strategic stakes of countries’ pioneering tokenized currencies, from first-mover advantages to the potential rise of a multi-currency reserve system. An Essential reading If you are curious about the future of money, digital finance, and international monetary dynamics... Read more
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The Energy Economics of AI in a Fractured Global System
Rim Berahab
The paper shows how AI’s dependence on concentrated supply chains, critical minerals, and low-carbon electricity creates new dependencies and strategic imbalances. For Africa, the challenge is acute: the continent holds vital resources like cobalt and rare earths but struggles with fragile power grids and limited computing capacity. Without investment in infrastructure and industrial upgrading, it risks remaining a raw-material supplier reliant on foreign digital systems... Read more
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Shaping a Just Digital Order for the Global South
Marcus Vinicius de Freitas
The paper examines how digital dependency mirrors historical inequalities, with data from the Global South extracted and monetized by Northern powers. Case studies from Africa, Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East, from Kenya’s M-Pesa and Brazil’s PIX to India’s UPI and South Africa’s POPIA show both risks and opportunities. The paper calls for regional cooperation, investment in local digital infrastructures, and a “Digital Bandung” to reclaim digital sovereignty and foster a fairer, multipolar digital world... Read more
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(FR) AI, the New Driver of Energy Innovation
In this episode, Dr. Rachid Yazami, lithium battery pioneer, explores AI’s role in boosting energy performance, discovering new materials, and enabling smart energy management, while emphasizing that AI remains a tool for human intelligence.
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