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Foreign and security policy

The return of Dr Strangelove

Trump’s troop withdrawal and missile U-turn in Germany are symptoms of a far bigger danger: the revival of nuclear confrontation politics

By Rolf Mützenich

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Democracy and society

The most deceptive form of stability

Barely visible, but crucial: the Council of Europe must demonstrate whether Europe’s human rights framework still holds up even in challenging times

By Ingmar Naumann

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Democracy and society

Escape from reality

The German left retreats from X. Yet those who seek political exchange only where it is comfortable will eventually lose their influence in society

By Nikolaos Gavalakis

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Democracy and society

Against the age of cynicism

From Trump to climate breakdown, the future looks bleak. But it is this despair that can become a force for change

By Chiara Cordelli

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Foreign and security policy

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

By Nickolay Kapitonenko

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Economy and ecology

Who owns the green transition?

Europe’s decarbonisation policies risk deepening inequality unless labour is placed at their centre

By Wouter van de Klippe

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Interviews

‘For Russia, the very existence of the EPC is a defeat’

European leaders gather in Yerevan for two major summits. Marcel Röthig on Armenia’s deepening ties with the EU and the power of informal diplomacy

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Future of social democracy

Redlessness

In Central Europe, social democracy is no longer just in crisis mode — but in the process of disappearing entirely

By Henrik Meyer