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Foreign and security policy

Security policy is more than defence with weapons

If our societies are to become resilient and sustainable, our priorities must change towards de-escalation including in diplomacy and economy

By Herbert Wulf

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Democracy and society

At the root of Russian resistance

Addressing social and reproductive justice through a feminist lens could become a means to confront Putin’s regime and challenge Russian militarism

By Sasha Talaver

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Economy and ecology

Last year was the beginning of a green transition

If we look at the periods when the energy system shifted dramatically, whether in 1979 or 2022, there’s a clear pattern: crisis

By Leah C. Stokes

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Democracy and society

A century-long struggle for equality

Turkey’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention has further united women’s movements across the country, challenging the politics of the ruling AKP

By Ece Göztepe

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Work and digitalisation

The digital euro: a flawed concept doomed to flop

While there is an urgent need to develop a competitive European payment system, the idea that it must be based on a 'digital euro' is a mistake

By Peter Bofinger

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Economy and ecology

How big companies are profiting from inflation

Inflation is driving up food prices. But beside the war in Ukraine, a primary cause for price increases is big companies' eagerness to make a profit

By Susanne Wixforth, Kaoutar Haddouti

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Democracy and society

Peru: new actors, same stage

The power struggle between Peru’s ex-president and parliament seems decided. Nation-wide social outrage is unleashed

By Sara Brombart

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Democracy and society

Time for South Africa's government to deliver on promises

South Africa's ruling party is facing a heated party conference, while the president's corruption affair overshadows important policy decisions

By Khwezi Mabasa