Interviews | 18.09.2020 'Self-criticism would have been important' Commission President der Leyen glossed over the EU's problems in her State of the Union speech, says Renate Tenbusch
Interviews | 29.11.2019 'Von der Leyen cannot rely on a stable balance of power' Ursula von der Leyen's new Commission has ambitious goals, but will face an uphill battle, Renate Tenbusch argues
Europe | 28.05.2019 The new European Parliament The final results of the European elections 2019 are in. But what do they mean for the power balance in the EU?
Africa | 19.06.2017 Zuma two, democracy nil Crooked though he may be, South Africa’s problems go way beyond its president
Why Iran’s crisis is Russia’s problem For Russia, what happens in Iran is no longer a peripheral concern. It is directly tied to Europe’s power balance and the course of the war in Ukraine
Japan’s feminist reckoning In World War II, the Japanese Army forced women and girls into sexual slavery. With ‘Me too’ gaining momentum, it’s time to reckon with the past
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