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picture alliance/KEYSTONE | GAETAN BALLY

More than a sandwich

Behind every döner stand is a worker — and now, a movement

pa / reuters | Zo Andrianjafy

Democracy and society

After the protests is before the reform

Madagascar’s youth-led protests have brought down a president, but without structural reform, old habits of power will persist

By Marjam Mayer

picture alliance / IPON | Stefan Boness

Foreign and security policy

Why conscription is the wrong answer

The revival of this question means a failure of political imagination and democratic governance, both for Europe’s youth and its history of peace

By Julian Rossmann

picture alliance/Middle East Images/Mosab Shawer

Democracy and society

Quiet annexation

Step by step, the Israeli government is annexing more parts of the West Bank

By Yael Berda, Tamar Megiddo, Ronit Levine-Schnur

picture alliance / newscom | DEBBIE HILL

Peace with a question mark

Trump is enjoying the praise for his Gaza deal. But how does the Middle East see the agreement? Views from neighbouring countries in the region

By Ralf Melzer, Maria Dellasega, Ronja Schiffer, Sven Schwersensky, Merin Abbass

picture alliance/AP/Ariana Cubillos

‘This is Norway’s prize, not ours’

María Corina Machado has won the Nobel Peace Prize — yet in Venezuela, the celebration is conspicuously absent

By Anja Dargatz

pa / dpa | Stefan Kiefer

Driving in circles

While Europe is hesitating over its 2035 combustion engine ban, others are setting the rules for the electric future

By Claudia Detsch

picture alliance / ZUMAPRESS.com | Belal Abu Amer

Peace at last?

Trump’s enforced Gaza ceasefire marks a turning point — but the road to a durable peace remains long

By Marcus Schneider