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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

Wikimedia

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

Wikimedia

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

Reuters

Democracy and society

We’ve seen what will happen next to America’s women

A radical right-wing minority has imposed an abortion ban through the Supreme Court. But the American people can still repair their democracy

By Elizabeth Warren, Tina Smith

Flickr

Democracy and society

No, Emmanuel Macron isn’t doomed

The French election results have fed a media frenzy about the disintegration of Macron’s political project. But the doomsayers are overreacting

By Marco Bitschnau