European integration | Willem H. Buiter , Anne C. Sibert Should Icelanders vote ‘yes’?Iceland is taking the question of EU membership back to the ballot box. For the country’s small economy, the stakes are high
Foreign and security policyA window into Tehran Iran’s power transition has created room for diplomacy. But Europe’s chance to shape the new order may be passing faster than expected By Ali Taghavi
Democracy and societyThe Western way of life as a target Why the debate after the Berlin CSD attack may be missing the bigger picture By Holger Marcks
Democracy and societyThe terabyte trap Swapping Palantir for a European equivalent may change who controls the technology, but not its democratic consequences By Georgiana Banita
Democracy and societyHoliday with the Taliban Afghanistan is gaining popularity as a tourist destination. But what exactly are visitors seeing — and what remains out of sight? By Leonore von Arnim
Foreign and security policyStrength needs limits Europe is betting increasingly heavily on military power. But as rearmament accelerates, arms control is becoming more – not less – essential By Lisa Müller-Dormann
Foreign and security policyThe price of silence Five years of Taliban rule raise an uncomfortable question: what exactly has isolation achieved? By Abdullah Fahimi
Work and digitalisationTransparency is great, but have you tried real accountability? Europe is right to require people to know when AI is involved. The next step is giving workers a meaningful way to challenge its decisions By Gleb Tsipursky
Brussels’ new headache? With Andrej Babiš poised to return as prime minister, Prague’s next government could test EU ties and shift foreign policy priorities
A rare story of hope: Zambia's democratic turnaround A surprising election victory in Zambia has morphed into a beacon of hope not only for its people, but for all of Southern Africa
Remembrance or revisionism? By omitting the context of Italian war crimes, the Giorno del Ricordo commemoration fuels a revisionist narrative that downplays Italy’s fascist past