Democracy and society | 07.05.2026 Against the age of cynicism From Trump to climate breakdown, the future looks bleak. But it is this despair that can become a force for change
Who owns the green transition? Europe’s decarbonisation policies risk deepening inequality unless labour is placed at their centre
Can the US afford to leave NATO? NATO may no longer suit America’s neo-isolationists — but leaving the Alliance would exact a price history has yet to calculate
‘For Russia, the very existence of the EPC is a defeat’ European leaders gather in Yerevan for two major summits. Marcel Röthig on Armenia’s deepening ties with the EU and the power of informal diplomacy