Democracy and society | Giovanni Scherpiani Nationalism is Europe’s poison… and Giorgia Meloni and her friends are demonstrating it to the entire world
Foreign and security policyTime to match words with deeds As global conflicts rise, UN peace missions struggle. Germany must step up its role in international security By Patrick Rosenow, Kirsten Hartmann
Foreign and security policyNo peace (just yet) Trump’s mediation attempt has failed, and the war continues. Will the West abandon Ukraine? By Nickolay Kapitonenko
Democracy and societyA torn civic fabric Can the Catholic Church stitch together what politics has ripped apart? By Austen Ivereigh
Foreign and security policyThe silent remnant As Assad’s regime collapsed like a house of cards, Russia’s narrative changed. Its interests didn’t By Ruslan Suleymanov
Democracy and societyDaring to dream of systemic change The Democratic Party needs a progressive vision for the future — a bold, anti-establishment alternative to MAGA By Marlies Murray
Interviews‘US sanctions remain the biggest obstacle’ Jihad Yazigi on the partial lifting of EU sanctions, the remaining US sanctions, and the impact on Syria’s economy and reconstruction efforts
Work and digitalisationAmerican brain drain? The crazier the US seems, the more attractively sane Europe looks to much of the world — including foreign students and academics By Polly Toynbee
No peace (just yet) Trump’s mediation attempt has failed, and the war continues. Will the West abandon Ukraine?
War without winners The Sudanese army has managed to retake Khartoum — but an end to the conflict with the militias of the Rapid Support Forces is still not in sight