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Interviews

‘It’s actions now that count, not words’

Political scientist Stephen Walt on America’s shift toward predatory hegemony and the dangers of short-term strategic thinking

picture alliance / NurPhoto | Balint Szentgallay

Foreign and security policy

A dagger in velvet

In Munich, Rubio softened the rhetoric, not the aim. Europe is still only useful if it submits

By Stephen Holmes

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Foreign and security policy

When guns eat butter

Romania has quietly prioritised defence at the expense of welfare, but public debate about it remains intentionally muted

By Cristian Chiscop

pa /dpa | Santiago Mazzarovich

Foreign and security policy

Power needs partners

Together, Europe and the Global South have the resources they need to uphold a rules-based international order

By Humberto Costa

picture alliance / TASS | Kristina Kormilitsyna

Democracy and society

The state that war built

Battlefield success, innovative technology and plans for future warfare mean little if the Kremlin cannot guarantee its own political stability

By Emily Ferris

picture alliance / AP | Abubacar Queta

Foreign and security policy

Not every crisis needs a gun

ECOWAS must rethink its response to West Africa’s coups. Durable peace will not come from ultimatums, but from inclusion, reform and public trust

By Taofik Oyewo Hussain

picture alliance / empics | James Manning

Democracy and society

The end of the boys’ club

The Epstein affair is putting pressure on Keir Starmer. For now, the British prime minister remains in power — but for how long?

By Michèle Auga

picture alliance / Jürgen Bätz/dpa | Jürgen Bätz

Foreign and security policy

What should weigh on Europe’s consciousness

Europe cannot bring peace to eastern Congo, but it can choose action over inaction. Too long has the EU dodged responsibility for its involvement

By Constantin Grund