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A bitter battlefield stalemate

The Ukrainian counter-offensive is faltering. Instead of endlessly supplying new weapons, the West should cooperate in the preparation of peace talks

By Helmut W. Ganser

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Economy and ecology

How to get away with sanctions, Russian-style

There are nearly 15,000 sanctions on Russia. And yet, it manages to bypass the toughest of them

By Anna Romandash

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Interviews

‘Hardliners argue that South Korea should have its own nuclear weapons’

South Korean public support for going nuclear is increasing. Moon Chung-in on the country’s nuclear debate and its relations with the US and Japan

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Economy and ecology

A war on food

While missiles are destroying thousands of tonnes of grain in Odessa intended to go through the grain corridor, hunger will hit the most vulnerable

By Viktoriia Hubareva

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Economy and ecology

Good governance is a bad idea

The good-governance agenda has become an existential threat. Fighting climate change is about solving problems, not checking boxes

By Katharina Pistor

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Democracy and society

The end of the island of peace

The murder of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio has left Ecuador in shock. Can the country escape this growing spiral of violence?

By Constantin Groll

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Democracy and society

Changing reintegration in a meaningful way

Reintegration assistance for migrants going home is important for the EU. And yet, it is ineffective — involving returnee initiatives can reverse that

By Sophie Meiners

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Foreign and security policy

No exit to the 19th century

A 'face-saving' deal for Putin? If Europe wants to live in peace, Russia must not be rewarded at Ukraine's expense

By Fritz Felgentreu