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Economy and ecology

War at the world’s oil chokepoint

What is happening in Iran poses a deeper question for energy security: how much should the global economy depend on a single maritime chokepoint?

By Laury Haytayan

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Foreign and security policy

The forgotten frontline

While the world focuses on Iran, the volatile conflict between Afghanistan and Pakistan is intensifying — with repercussions far beyond the border

By Mirco Günther, Benedikt Ivanovs

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Democracy and society

It’s still a man’s world

Epstein was more than an individual perpetrator; his networks and systematic sexual exploitation reproduced social, economic and gender inequality

By Lea Rahner

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Democracy and society

A bold idea to raise the birthrate

Make parenting less torturous

By Anna Louie Sussman

picture alliance / Reuters | Francis Kokoroko

Democracy and society

How Côte d’Ivoire can inspire more women to lead

The country’s political transition opens a window of opportunity for advancing women’s leadership

By Nasseneba Touré Diané, Blerta Cela, Dominique Favre

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Foreign and security policy

Why so tame?

The US-Israeli attack on Iran puts Russia in an extremely difficult position — and yet, Moscow’s response has been rather reserved

By Ruslan Suleymanov

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Foreign and security policy

A spark in Tehran, tremors everywhere

The war against Iran brings the Middle East on the brink of disaster. How are people coping? We report from the region

By Ralf Melzer, Merin Abbass, Friederike Stolleis, Almut Wieland-Karimi, Astrid Becker

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Democracy and society

Nepal’s vote of reckoning

The upcoming elections could decide if reform finally outpaces entrenched corruption and instability

By Kamal Dev Bhattarai