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Foreign and security policyTwilight of the hegemon Trump’s war with Iran was intended to weaken Tehran. Instead, it has ended in a geopolitical debacle for Washington By Marcus Schneider
Future of social democracyFewer rights, bigger profits Flexible labour markets often mean fragile lives — and weaker economies By Veronica Nilsson
Work and digitalisationGod vs Google If the Pope speaks more clearly than most governments on AI, politics has a problem By Marc Frings
Economy and ecologyThe state is back in business The challenge for governments is no longer whether to intervene in the economy — but how to do it when the future is unpredictable By Yuen Yuen Ang
Democracy and societyAn (a)political World Cup Trump is dreaming of a fairy-tale summer. But war, repression and travel bans could cast a shadow over the football tournament By René Wildangel
More ships, more missiles, more power? The US failure in Iran exposes the limits of power. But it also shows a deeper loss of moral and leadership capital that may be harder to recover
Endgame regime change? Many believe that a new regime will automatically fix Iran’s crises. But without civic education and social reform, democracy won’t stand
Demand tolerance, not love A shift in the demands and objectives of the human rights project has led activists to adopt a sanctimonious tone — fuelling the anti-rights backlash