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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

picture alliance / empics | Gareth Fuller

Future of social democracy

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

Democracy and society

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

picture alliance / ZUMAPRESS.com | Wiktor Szymanowicz

Work and digitalisation

Less hype, more power?

In an age of AI anxiety, Europe’s obsession with rules may become a rare strategic advantage

By Lutz Frühbrodt

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

picture alliance / abaca | Jacovides Dominique/Pool/ABACA

The illusion of quick fixes

Ukraine is back on the G7 agenda as US policy stumbles in Iran and Kyiv proves resilient

By Nickolay Kapitonenko

picture alliance/dpa/Lehtikuva | Heikki Saukkomaa

‘We must adapt to a new reality without abandoning what makes us Social Democrats’

Miia Järvi reflects on the success of Finland’s Social Democratic Party and the lessons it holds for others across Europe

picture alliance / Anadolu | Stringer

The rich world’s rich problem

At this G7 summit, leaders must finally realise that inequality is no side issue, but a structural crisis cutting across rich and poor countries alike

By Adriana Abdenur