Democracy and society | 13.09.2024 Harris: 1, Trump: 0 As the election battle heats up in the aftermath of Harris’ strong performance against Trump, might it just shift the dynamics?
Economy and ecology | 29.01.2024 Adapt or perish If they want to achieve real progress, climate activists should be fundamentally rethinking the tactics of disruption
European integration | 25.10.2023 Take a deep breath After one year in office, it is clear that the hasty condemnation of Giorgia Meloni as a ‘post-fascist’ might not only be unfounded but also pointless
Democracy and society | 12.06.2023 Out-Trumping the Trump DeSantis is considered Trump's biggest rival for the Republican presidential primaries. But for Florida's governor, it's a battle of unequal [...]
Democracy and society | 18.11.2022 A Democrats’ sigh of relief The Democrats' performance in this year's US midterms was a surprising success. Still, the results laid bare that nothing is certain in 2024
Democracy and society | 01.09.2022 If not Biden, then who? With Joe Biden turning 80 and the halfway mark of his Presidency near, the question of who his political successor will be is still open
Democracy and society | 28.06.2022 No, Emmanuel Macron isn’t doomed The French election results have fed a media frenzy about the disintegration of Macron’s political project. But the doomsayers are overreacting
Democracy and society | 23.04.2021 The Trump presidency: just a shard of dystopic memory As Joe Biden is wrapping up his first 100 days, the Trump presidency seems all but forgotten. Perhaps that's because it didn't shape an era after [...]
War without winners The Sudanese army has managed to retake Khartoum — but an end to the conflict with the militias of the Rapid Support Forces is still not in sight
American brain drain? The crazier the US seems, the more attractively sane Europe looks to much of the world — including foreign students and academics
Fifty and fractured Half a century after ECOWAS promised peace and prosperity, three breakaway states are testing West African solidarity, sparking a potential trade war