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Economy and ecologyRisky business: insurance against extreme weather is no panacea Authorities are looking into ways of mitigating the effects of natural disasters and protecting the people who are hardest hit By Nikolas Scherer
EuropePost mortem In December, the Yugoslavia tribunal closed its doors for good. But its legacy of bringing war criminals to justice is still having an impact By Kei Hannah Brodersen
European integrationFriends with benefits The case for granting candidate country status to the EU’s eastern neighbours By Marco Schwarz
Latin AmericaRough justice The trial against Brazil's Lula da Silva is politically motivated and based on flimsy evidence By Herta Däubler-Gmelin
EuropeMovers and shakers Political movements like En Marche and Podemos are great at engaging young people. But they’re not always that democratic By Jan-Werner Mueller
Future of social democracyGetting the job done Forget identity politics. Jobs need to be at the heart of the Left’s strategy to win back the working class By Marcus Roberts
European integrationStars in their eyes Countries on Europe’s eastern periphery aren’t nearly ready to join the EU. We shouldn’t give them false hope By Nikolaos Gavalakis
North AmericaA dictator in the White House? Russia, Venezuela and Turkey show how autocratic leaders can turn democracies into their own playthings. US Democrats, be warned! By Yascha Mounk
India’s surprising change of course While many countries of the Global South stand by the Palestinians, India is on Israel’s side. Why?
'Many in the Arab world are fed up with western finger-pointing' Middle East expert Nadim Rai on the Arab world's perspective on the World Cup and the boycott debate in the West
‘People no longer have the confidence that their problems are being addressed in Paris’ Adrienne Woltersdorf on the government reshuffle in France, the dissatisfaction in the country and the success of Marine Le Pen