Foreign and security policyHow Russia has put itself at China’s mercy China’s neutrality in the Russia-Ukraine conflict does not come for free. How Russian experts view the relationship with the People’s Republic By Roland Bathon, Liudmila Kotlyarova
Foreign and security policyChina’s foreign policy is misunderstood China doesn’t want to forge an anti-Western alliance with Russia — but to cooperate with all countries in a multipolar world By Wang Huiyao
Economy and ecologyThe EU’s green banking agenda isn’t sustainable — yet By ‘greening’ finance, the EU wants to put financial flows at the service of the transition to climate neutrality. But so far its efforts fall short By Agnieszka Smoleńska
Future of social democracyTime to decamp from cold-war ideas Those sections of the left which still think of the world in blocs are guilty of blocked thinking By Sheri Berman
Foreign and security policyMoldova: living at the edge of war A bloody war is ravaging Ukraine. But its echoes can be heard in neighbouring Moldova as well By Igor Munteanu
Democracy and societyCondemn the Kremlin’s actions, not the people The West’s tough line against Russia is justified. But European societies must prevent the ‘othering’ of Russian people and Russian speakers By Alexey Yusupov
Economy and ecologyWho should be responsible for emissions reductions? Carbon taxes disproportionally hit the poor — both in the Global North and South. Instead, climate policies should tackle the consumption of the rich By Jayati Ghosh
Foreign and security policyHow Putin underestimated Ukraine Moscow assumed that Ukrainians would welcome Russian troops with open arms. But that was a big miscalculation — based on what happened in 2014 By Hanna Shelest