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picture alliance / Anadolu | Ihsaan Haffejee

The useful enemy

South Africa does not face an ‘immigration crisis’ — but a political system that depends on creating one

Work and digitalisation

BrAIve new world

Artificial intelligence could unlock enormous wealth. The key question is whether it will be shared widely or remain concentrated in a few hands

By Philipp Mattheis

Interviews

‘The world suddenly feels much closer’

Foreign affairs analyst Anna Fifield on New Zealand’s search for stability in a world defined by US–China competition and regional uncertainty

picture alliance/dpa | Jan Woitas

Democracy and society

To tackle lines and borders

The World Cup shows that when integration and national pride go hand in hand, the outcome is a winning combination

By Daron Acemoglu

picture alliance / Anadolu | Magdalena Chodownik

Cuba’s last hand

This game of poker is ultimately about one thing — who dictates the terms for the country’s transformation

By Sandra Weiss

picture alliance / empics | Gareth Fuller

The mistakes that sealed Keir Starmer’s fate

Britain is set to get its seventh prime minister in a decade. Starmer’s technocratic politics proved ill-suited to an age of populist impatience

By Rohan McWilliam

picture alliance / Anadolu | Lucas Aguayo Araos

The return of the iron fist?

Colombia is not just electing a president. The country faces a choice between authoritarian repression and political integration

By Oliver Üllenberg

pa / reuters | Luc Gnago

Drogba’s heirs

Côte d’Ivoire has emerged as one of Africa’s economic success stories. Yet beneath the surface, risks are mounting

By Thomas Claes