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Democracy and society | 27.02.2023 Europe’s defective democracies Declining voter turnout and the rise of populist parties: the EU elections are a litmus test for the resilience of European democracy and cohesion
Economy and ecology | 19.12.2022 How big companies are profiting from inflation Inflation is driving up food prices. But beside the war in Ukraine, a primary cause for price increases is big companies' eagerness to make a [...]
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The UAE’s ever-expanding footprint in Africa As Africa seeks fairer global partnerships, the United Arab Emirates is stepping in. But is it a friend, a competitor or something in between?
Remembrance or revisionism? By omitting the context of Italian war crimes, the Giorno del Ricordo commemoration fuels a revisionist narrative that downplays Italy’s fascist past
A warning to Trump China’s export ban on high-tech metals shows Beijing is ready for a trade war with the new US administration. Will Europe be caught in the middle?