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Economy and ecology

Germany-Senegal gas plans: New potential for modernisation

Critics of the two countries' gas cooperation fail to recognise that the revenues from the sales would be essential for the Senegalese population

By Karamba Diaby

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Economy and ecology

A step towards greater financial autonomy

Argentina and Brazil are striving for a common currency. Such a union could boost regional trade and lead to more independence from the US

By Barbara Fritz

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Economy and ecology

A last chance at an EU-Mercosur agreement

The EU remains an important player in Latin America but not without competition. The agreement is hence vital for securing Europe's strategic autonomy

By Detlef Nolte

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Democracy and society

Who is part of the Free World?

To speak to a truly global audience, Biden should leave behind the 20th century ‘free world’ definition and embrace freedom of many different kinds

By Anne-Marie Slaughter

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Foreign and security policy

Sleepwalking into escalation

Delivering Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine takes the war to a new level. Trying to look past the fog of war can help to predict how things might play out

By Helmut W. Ganser

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Democracy and society

The left and freedom

Neoliberals have made the term ‘freedom’ a hollowed-out concept. The democratic left must breathe new life into it

By Robert Misik

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Economy and ecology

Australia remains committed to coal

The Labor government is not willing to turn their backs on the almighty coal industry. But a low-carbon economy would actually pay off for Australia

By Barbara Barkhausen

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Democracy and society

An ex-General wins the Czech presidential election

Petr Pavel is the new President of the Czech Republic, bringing one of the dirtiest election campaigns in the country’s history to an end

By Urban Überschär