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Not every crisis needs a gun

ECOWAS must rethink its response to West Africa’s coups. Durable peace will not come from ultimatums, but from inclusion, reform and public trust

picture alliance / Jürgen Bätz/dpa | Jürgen Bätz

Foreign and security policy

What should weigh on Europe’s consciousness

Europe cannot bring peace to eastern Congo, but it can choose action over inaction. Too long has the EU dodged responsibility for its involvement

By Constantin Grund

picture alliance / Anadolu | Mohamad Daboul

Democracy and society

Syria’s unfinished peace

The latest settlement promises order after chaos. But stability will be fragile unless governance is inclusive and part of a genuine transition

By Hozan Ibrahim

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Democracy and society

The limits of a fresh start

Bangladesh’s upcoming election tests whether the post-Hasina moment can deliver real political change — or just new versions of the old

By David Bergman

picture alliance / ZUMAPRESS.com | Michael Brochstein

The allure of darkness

Mann argued that the success of demagogues depends less on strategic brilliance than on favourable circumstances and, above all, a lack of resistance

By Grzegorz Kwiatkowski

picture alliance / Anadolu | Joseph Prezioso

Negotiations do not mean surrender

but then what exactly do they entail for Ukraine?

By Oleksandr Kraiev

picture alliance / NurPhoto | Morteza Nikoubazl

Lethal blackout

Iran’s blackout – and the killing it facilitated – has been a tragedy for its people. It should also serve as a warning to Europe

By Hanna Voss, Mani Mostofi, Fereidoon Bashar

picture alliance / prisma | Stengert Nico

Europe’s strategic sleepwalking

Internal division and hesitation hinder us from shaping a multipolar world. We urgently need to turn global rupture into renewal

By Udo Bullmann