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Economy and ecology

The EU’s flip-flop on gas

To decouple from Russian energy, the EU has embarked on a shopping tour for African gas. This not just bad news for the climate, but for Africans too

By Faten Aggad, Ellen Davies, Charles Wanguhu

Reuters

Interviews

‘The worst flood in the region in the last 122 years’

Shadhan Kumar Das on the devastating impacts of the historical floods in Bangladesh — and how the country can adapt to climate change

Reuters

Foreign and security policy

Western disunity over China

At the G7 Summit in Germany, the West was trying to demonstrate unity. Yet the idyllic image quickly started to crack at the mention of China

By Felix Lee

Reuters

Economy and ecology

The G7 infrastructure plan has to avoid China’s mistakes

The G7 has announced to invest $600bn for infrastructure development in the Global South by 2027. But it should learn from China’s New Silk Road

By Sunit Bagree

Flickr

Foreign and security policy

A flexible and united Europe is a strong Europe

The war in Ukraine exposed the EU’s weaknesses: inflexibility, lack of unanimity and a weak security policy. Now is the moment to overcome them

By Nicoletta Pirozzi

Pxhere

Foreign and security policy

Stigmatise nuclear weapons!

The Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons was a signal at the right time. Nuclear threats are unacceptable

By Anne Balzer

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Interviews

‘A new message of hope against an old, recycled cynicism’

Two authoritarian politicians have come to power in the Philippines — Marcos Jr and Sara Duterte. Ronald Llamas on how to build an opposition

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Interviews

‘The West is divided on energy policy’

Kirsten Westphal sees the US and China in a good position in the coming energy transition. That is less true for Europe