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The price is not high enough

Losses will not stop Russia. To achieve peace, Ukraine must ensure that the war is not merely costly, but strategically futile for the Kremlin

Harley D. Nygren, Public domain

Economy and ecology

Earth’s last ownerless territory

The race for Antarctica is still guided by old ideas of sovereignty. It’s time to stop claiming and start protecting

By Florencia Davidzon

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Democracy and society

The many faces of Ceuta

Migration, geopolitics, social media and history all shaped the events in the Spanish exclave. Europe’s response must reflect that complexity

By Anna Terrón

picture alliance / NurPhoto | Andrew Leyden

Economy and ecology

Here he goes again

Trump’s tariff war has found a new justification. Yet if he were truly concerned about forced labour, he would address the problem at home

By Joseph E. Stiglitz

picture alliance/newscom/Anas Deeb

What follows the guns

Hamas may be ready to lay down its arms. But without a political horizon, the deal risks becoming just another pause in the fighting

By Usama Antar, Konstantin Witschel

picture alliance / ZUMAPRESS.com | Daniella Fernandez Realin

What if the right fails?

The right is losing support across Latin America. But that alone will not bring the left back to power

By Sandra Weiss

picture alliance / REUTERS | EVA PLEVIER

Justice for thee

One court for enemies, another for friends? Washington’s ICC dilemma is becoming harder to defend

picture alliance / Wolfgang Maria Weber | Wolfgang Maria Weber

The progressive blind spot

Why the left should not leave the critique of Islamic fundamentalism to the right

By Michael Roth