ips-journal.eu | IPS Journal

Header

pa / AP | Francisco Seco

‘Arrests have taken place almost every day’

Turkey faced a second night of protests following opposition arrests. Tina Blohm and Stefan Hibbeler on the growing political unrest

picture alliance / Anadolu | Gerald Anderson

Economy and ecology

An ocean of gold but no water to drink

Privatisation was once heralded as the key to Africa’s economic revitalisation. Decades later, the reality looks very different

By Sefa Ikpa

picture alliance / ASSOCIATED PRESS | Susan Walsh

Foreign and security policy

Has Russia now achieved its goal?

Moscow wants more than mediation — it wants recognition

By Alexey Yusupov

picture alliance / Anadolu | Adri Salido

Democracy and society

What a spectacle!

Portugal’s government has collapsed over a scandal, new elections are due — will the country shift to the right or can the Socialists return to power?

By Fabian Schmiedel

Canva

Standing tall as the winds howl

Not the right of the strong, but the strength of the law must prevail in the political arena – this applies particularly to trade policy

By Daniela Iller, Yvonne Bartmann

picture alliance / ASSOCIATED PRESS | Andy Wong

'Prepared for any kind of war’

Sergio Grassi, from Beijing, on the Chinese National People’s Congress, the trade conflict with the US and rising defense spending

picture alliance / ASSOCIATED PRESS | Evgeniy Maloletka

The financial well is empty — who pours next

With USAID gone, can local initiatives in Georgia, Ukraine, and Moldova stay afloat?

By Karen Madoian

Pexels

Trolls of the state

Iran’s government doesn’t just censor — it funds hate speech

By Kourosh Ziabari