The Archive

The questions. The debates. The verdicts.

Explore every session of The Long Council.

7 of 168 sessions
  1. 5 August 2026

    Is immigration economically beneficial for a country?

    Verdict

    Immigration raises national income, but whether specific workers gain or lose depends on institutions that most countries have not built.

    Economy
  2. 13 June 2026

    How can we create long term peace in Libanon

    Verdict

    Lebanon needs international partners who can fund state rebuilding while deterring Iranian interference.

    EconomyWarClimate
  3. 31 May 2026

    If AI takes the jobs, who’s left to buy? What stops the collapse and who must act?

    Verdict

    Government must create purchasing power directly when AI displaces workers faster than markets can absorb them.

    EconomyAI & Technology
  4. 28 May 2026

    Will China surpass the US in economic output and technological leadership?

    Verdict

    China will likely overtake US GDP by 2030, but internal cohesion and institutional management matter more than raw economic size.

    USChinaEconomyGovernanceAI & Technology
  5. 25 May 2026

    How can a polarised democracy retain talented people and institutions?

    Verdict

    Include former opponents in new institutions but embed them in structures they cannot capture.

    GovernanceDemocracy
  6. 14 May 2026

    Should Groningen's gas fields remain open for emergency situations?

    Verdict

    Emergency capacity requires local control over when emergencies justify production.

    NetherlandsClimate
  7. 26 April 2026

    Does a wealth tax work in the Netherlands, or does it lead to the exit of capital?

    Verdict

    The Netherlands' wealth tax failed because it was implemented unilaterally in a world of mobile capital, but the council divides on whether coordinated international wealth taxation would succeed or simply spread the same fundamental proble…

    NetherlandsEconomy