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Reuters/ Vatican Media

Democracy and society

Celestial hope, terrestrial scepticism

On his Africa trip, Pope Francis criticised the ongoing exploitation of the continent. We report from South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo

By Anna Reuß, Manuel Wollschläger

Reuters/ Kevin Lamarque

Economy and ecology

Green subsidies: what about the Global South?

Climate action is not simply a domestic policy issue. If the West does not address the needs of developing countries, they will be left behind

By Rachel Thrasher

Reuters/ Yves Herman

Economy and ecology

Waking the sleeping beauty of European industrial policy

Startled by the Inflation Reduction Act, Europe wants to ignite the industrial policy turbo. But will the new measures be enough to keep up?

By Claudia Detsch

Reuters/ Dmytro Smolyenko

Economy and ecology

The green horizon of victory

Building a sustainable and secure future for the next generation of Ukrainians does not have to wait until the end of the war

By Olha Boiko

Reuters/ Leonardo Fernandez Viloria

Democracy and society

Venezuela after the failed coup

Venezuela will have presidential elections in 2024. If the opposition wants to be successful, they must unite and finally develop a political profile

By Katharina Wegner

Pexels

Economy and ecology

The role of public debt in the ‘new normal’

The Schumpeterian approach can be a basis for a fiscal policy shaped by the need to transform our economies to deal with future challenges

By Peter Bofinger

Reuters/ Florian Gaertner

Foreign and security policy

How the EU can secure its position in Central Asia

The EU’s partnership with Central Asia is growing but limited ⁠— understanding the regional political context and geopolitical reality can change this

By Bakhrom Radjabov

Reuters/ Alexander Ermochenko

Democracy and society

A full-scale attack on Ukraine’s labour rights

The war cannot be used to justify stripping workers of their rights. Decent labour conditions must be the cornerstone for national security in wartime

By Georgii Sandul