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Interviews

‘Something previously thought impossible’

European citizens have shown great support for Ukrainian refugees. Dietrich Thränhardt on what this might mean for the wider European asylum system

Reuters/ Ueslei Marcelino

Foreign and security policy

Brazil is back from the dead

To restore Brazil’s role as a leading power of the Global South, Lula has sought to revive the regional UNASUR organisation. But this is no easy task

By Wolf Grabendorff

Reuters/ Yiannis Kourtoglou

Democracy and society

Do or die

Greece is heading to its second national election. But there is little to gain for left parties — the social democrats must rise to the occasion

By Nick Malkoutzis

Reuters/Darrin Zammit Lupi

Economy and ecology

Who can buy their way out of the climate crisis?

To fight climate change, we must find a new way of doing business. The biggest CO2 emitters must help those who can’t afford it but are most affected

By Markus Engels

Reuters/ Jonathan Ernst

Democracy and society

Undemocratic, but still successful with voters

How autocrats convince voters to sacrifice abstract interests like democracy

By Filip Milačić

Reuters

Economy and ecology

Insourcing the Ukrainian war-effort

Ukraine's dependence on its partners remains a key vulnerability. The country must become the main coordinator of its wartime economy

By Luke Cooper

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Economy and ecology

Has ECB President Lagarde become unstoppable?

The European Central Bank’s interest-rate rises hold serious risks for the economy and the euro. And its bad communication does not help the situation

By Peter Bofinger

Reuters/Sven Simon

Foreign and security policy

An end to Germany’s end of history

More than a year ago, Olaf Scholz proclaimed the Zeitenwende. But what this means for the country’s foreign and security policy, no one seems to know

By Reinhard Krumm