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picture alliance / robertharding | Michael Runkel

A new country in the Pacific — Bougainville

This small archipelago looks destined to become a symbol of a far larger tectonic shift

picture alliance / REUTERS | Pilar Olivares

Economy and ecology

Harder, better, faster, stronger

The BRICS summit in Rio shows that the group is more economically significant and politically present than ever before

By Alexandra Sitenko

picture alliance / NurPhoto | Morteza Nikoubazl

Foreign and security policy

Axis of what now?

With their deterrence strategy in ruins, Iran’s leaders may face a historic choice: double down, or open up

By Marcus Schneider

picture alliance / NurPhoto | Telmo Pinto

Democracy and society

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

By Kourosh Ziabari

picture alliance / Westend61 | Irina Heß

Man enough

Between strength and softness lies a new kind of manhood

By Philipp Kauppert

picture alliance / photothek | Thomas Imo

When distant wars hit close to home

From fuel prices to defence gaps, Africa’s reliance on global systems is being tested by far-off crises. Stronger local frameworks are needed

picture alliance / AP | Mariam Zuhaib

Trump has wrecked the US economy

Less than six months into his second term, a good economy that Donald Trump turned bad is about to get much worse

By Laura Tyson, Lenny Mendonca

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Hate is not a value

During wartime, nationalism can be a source of self-identification — or radicalism. Young people need progressive leaders, not slogans or coercion

By Bohdan Ferens