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picture alliance / ASSOCIATED PRESS | Francisco Seco

Future of social democracy

A positive example for others to follow

The EU has a historic opportunity to improve workers’ livelihoods by setting an example in how it chooses to spend public money

By Oliver Roethig

pa / AP Photo | Osamah Abdulrahman

Foreign and security policy

Not just Iran’s front

The war against Iran has given the Houthis a strategic opening. But their renewed attacks serve their own agenda

By Ariela Groß

picture alliance / Reuters | Abdul Saboor

Economy and ecology

California is taking on the ultra-rich

Could this be the start of a global movement to end tax impunity at the top?

By Lamia Oualalou

picture alliance | Pool Union européenne / Agence Hans Lucas

European integration

Should Icelanders vote ‘yes’?

Iceland is taking the question of EU membership back to the ballot box. For the country’s small economy, the stakes are high

By Willem H. Buiter, Anne C. Sibert

picture alliance / NurPhoto | Morteza Nikoubazl

Foreign and security policy

A window into Tehran

Iran’s power transition has created room for diplomacy. But Europe’s chance to shape the new order may be passing faster than expected

By Ali Taghavi

picture alliance/dpa | Christophe Gateau

Democracy and society

The Western way of life as a target

Why the debate after the Berlin CSD attack may be missing the bigger picture

By Holger Marcks

picture alliance / Zoonar | Alexander Limbach

Democracy and society

The terabyte trap

Swapping Palantir for a European equivalent may change who controls the technology, but not its democratic consequences

By Georgiana Banita

picture alliance / Middle East Images | Mustafa Noori

Democracy and society

Holiday with the Taliban

Afghanistan is gaining popularity as a tourist destination. But what exactly are visitors seeing — and what remains out of sight?

By Leonore von Arnim