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Foreign and security policy

EU-Africa relations need a new strategy

Africa can represent one of the most legitimate partners for the EU. But for that, the EU must show more respect for the agency of African states

By Nicoletta Pirozzi

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Democracy and society

From beacon of democracy to cautionary tale

Shootings have skyrocketed in many cities, suburbs and towns in Sweden. The Social Democrats must provide a complete policy answer to these issues

By Johan Hassel

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Economy and ecology

Green hydrogen - a win-win for all?

The Green hydrogen cooperation could foster social and ecological transformation in Namibia but only if the EU respects the interests of both parties

By Patrick Schneider

Reuters/Alkis Konstantinidis

Democracy and society

Greece’s crumbling democratic façade

A wiretapping affair has become the Greek Watergate, shaking up the political scene and exposing the country’s shift to authoritarianism

By Arne Schildberg, Anne Dölemeyer

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Future of social democracy

Is the Labour Party’s hour nigh?

After 12 years of Tories in power, the UK finds itself in a historic crisis. Chances are high that voters will be unforgiving

By Michèle Auga

Reuters

Interviews

‘The political crisis in Belarus is not resolved and people are still detained’

Tatsiana Khomich on her sister and opposition leader Maria Kolesnikova's health, repression in Belarus and the country's role in the Ukraine war

Reuters/ Dominika Zarzycka

Foreign and security policy

Time for European sovereignty

The war in Ukraine has solidified the US as the bedrock of collective security. But Europe must learn to stand on its own two feet

By Landry Charrier, Hans-Dieter Heumann

Reuters/ Baz Ratner

Interviews

‘Africa can achieve more if it will speak with one voice‘

David Luke on the free trade area which will contribute to transforming trade in the African continent and drive long-overdue industrialisation