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Democracy and society

Roe v. Wade: The collateral damage for African women

The 1973 issuance of Roe v. Wade revolutionised the discourse on women’s bodily autonomy globally — its reversal has backslid Africa in particular

By Zikora Ibeh, Sefa Ikpa

Reuters

Foreign and security policy

What a feminist approach to the Middle East conflict could look like

One of the principles of feminist foreign policy is to lay down arms to enable humanitarian aid

By Lydia Both

Reuters/Nicolas Economou

Democracy and society

Unfreezing the frames: media diversity in Europe

We need greater equity when it comes to reporting — minority-world news outlets cannot keep refusing to work with majority-world journalists

By Ankita Anand

Reuters

Democracy and society

An unexpected Trump-shock in Dutch politics

A political earthquake has occurred in the Netherlands: distrust and social unease have brought about the win of a notorious populist

By René Cuperus

Reuters

Economy and ecology

A healthier China-EU relationship

The EU is probing China’s E-car subsidies, underscoring the need to grasp current policy debates around de-risking and explore alternative approaches

By Maximilian Mayer, Ping Su

Reuters

Democracy and society

What the EU can learn from Africa

Many African countries are mainstreaming migration governance for greater coherence and inclusivity. Europe can draw some valuable lessons from this

By Felicity Okoth

Reuters/Wolfgang Rattay

Economy and ecology

What steel decarbonisation needs

Steel could become the poster child of the circular economy, but only if governments introduce proper policies targeting each step in the supply chain

By Chris Bataille, Gernot Wagner

Reuters

Economy and ecology

Belarus’ potash industry is going through the mill

Belarus produces 20 per cent of the world’s potash fertiliser. The declining export was said to threaten global food security. But did it?

By Lev Lvovskiy