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Foreign and security policy

Belarus’ half-hearted war participation

While Belarus had promised to support Russia’s war effort in Ukraine, sending in Belarusian troops might prove detrimental to Lukashenko’s regime

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Democracy and society

On the importance of disagreement

For democracy to survive, we need in-depth engagements with different perspectives and arguments — and not black and white thinking

By Anja Wehler-Schöck

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Foreign and security policy

Ukraine, NATO, and a Zeitenwende

Many NATO members are watching the war in Ukraine unfold without grasping the reality of the situation. They must rethink NATO’s strategic future

By Paul Mason

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Foreign and security policy

The pitfalls of Arab-Russian dependency

Food supply chains, energy partnerships, and political outlooks make it difficult for Arab states to pick a side in the Russia-Ukraine war

By Ruslan Suleymanov

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Economy and ecology

The coming world order

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has upended the existing world order — and with it the global energy, production, distribution, and financial systems

By Marc Saxer

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Interviews

‘For Europe, Le Pen as president would be a tragedy’

France’s presidential elections will see a repeat of the 2017 run-off between Macron and Le Pen. Thomas Manz on how this time is different

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Economy and ecology

The ECB should not hike interest rates

Europe’s central bank is under pressure to raise interest rates to counter rising inflation. It should resist it

By Philipp Heimberger

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Interviews

‘Hungary stopped being a democracy some time ago’

Hungary’s Viktor Orbán has won re-election. Former European Commissioner László Andor on what this means for Hungary, the EU and democracy at large