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
Who owns the green transition? Europe’s decarbonisation policies risk deepening inequality unless labour is placed at their centre
Endgame regime change? Many believe that a new regime will automatically fix Iran’s crises. But without civic education and social reform, democracy won’t stand
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