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What comes after the revolution?

Two years after the overthrow of al-Bashir, Sudan's political transition is still extremely volatile — and needs more targeted international support

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European integration

Europe's democratic renewal needs a feminist slant

The Conference on the Future of Europe shouldn't degenerate into political theatre. Instead, politicians have to listen and give a voice to citizens

By Iratxe García Pérez

Reuters

Interviews

'We need a new quality of solidarity, domestically and internationally'

Brazilian health expert Margareth Dalcolmo on government incompetence, a collapsing health system, vaccine inequality and the urgency of national and international solidarity

Pexels

Economy and ecology

How to stimulate the economy after lockdown

A US-style ‘helicopter money’ stimulus of direct payments to individuals wouldn't be transformatory in Europe

By Peter Bofinger

Reuters

Emmanuel Macron's dangerous election gamble

To continue his neoliberal project beyond 2022, Macron is wooing France's right-wing base. But this strategy could end up putting Le Pen in power

By Bruno Amable

Reuters

Europe’s path to decarbonisation

Is a just transition for Europe realistic? Adam Tooze sets out the challenge to achieve net-zero by 2050

Pexels

Germany’s dangerous export fetish

The coronavirus crisis has exposed how dangerous the German economy's over-reliance on exports really is. China shows how to do it better

By Andreas Nölke

Reuters

The treaty that threatens to derail Europe's Green Deal

When private courts of arbitration can award transnational energy firms billions in compensation for lost profits, climate protection becomes a farce

By Nico Schmidt