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Foreign and security policy

A ‘barbed-wire curtain’ around Europe

Europe’s growing border walls are an admission of failure. Not a solution

By Élisabeth Vallet

Reuters/Eloisa Lopez

Economy and ecology

Who gets squeezed by austerity?

Informal workers are struggling to afford the rising costs of healthcare. A new wave of austerity measures is only worsening these inequalities

By Christy Braham

Reuters/ Thiago Prudêncio

Work and digitalisation

At the mercy of the algorithm

Excessive reliance on algorithmic management has raised concerns regarding its opaque decision-making mechanisms and implication for workers

By Padmini Sharma

Reuters/BILDBYRÅN

Economy and ecology

Feminist economics for all

In Latin America, feminist movements are advancing new ways of thinking about economics, driving innovation and involving more women in policymaking

By Mercedes D’Alessandro

Reuters/Thomas Peter

Foreign and security policy

‘How Beijing envisages a fundamental reform of the world order’

The National People's Congress in turbulent times: Sergio Grassi from Beijing on China's Global Security Initiative and relations with the US

By Sergio Grassi

Reuters/ Shamil Zhumatov

Economy and ecology

Why Central Asia will not be the answer to Europe’s energy needs

It is easy to imagine that the hydrocarbon-rich Central Asia could offset the losses of Russian energy exports to Europe. Still, the likelihood is low

By Aliya Tskhay

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Foreign and security policy

Addressing ethical questions of modern AI warfare

The use of Artificial Intelligence in war is only a question of time. But it must be regulated in terms of international humanitarian law

By Hartwig von Schubert

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Democracy and society

The culture-war trap

American conservative politicians have increased their efforts to ban books on sexual and racial identity, echoing left-wing arguments about inclusion

By Ian Buruma