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Future of social democracy

Unnecessary tradeoffs

Centrists and progressives often portray racial agendas and attracting non-urban, working-class voters as irreconcilable. Yet they need not be

By Sheri Berman

Reuters

European integration

Germany's most pro-European government ever?

The new German coalition calls for the EU to become a federal European state. Here's a breakdown of its policy on European integration

By Manuel Müller

Reuters

Foreign and security policy

Where would a new global security architecture leave Ukraine?

Ukraine hopes for a solid outcome from this week’s summits between Russia and the West. But it may struggle to find a place in a volatile world order

By Nickolay Kapitonenko

Reuters

Economy and ecology

China's new road to prosperity?

China has achieved unprecedented growth and poverty reduction — at the cost of rising inequality. Now, the CCP looks to rebalance ‘growth and sharing’

By Jiannan Guo, Lei Zhang, Jincai He

Canva

Democracy and society

The clash of cultures

Today’s uncertainties fuel a culture war. To reconcile and return to productive debates we need an ideological decluttering

By Harold James

Reuters

Democracy and society

The straw that broke Kazakhstan's back

The most violent protests of the past 30 years have erupted across Kazakhstan — exposing decades of inequality, injustice, and corruption

By Paolo Sorbello

Reuters

Democracy and society

Could Bosnia and Herzegovina disintegrate?

The delicate balance established after the Bosnian War is on the brink of collapse. That's a failure of the ruling elite and its international backers

By Svetlana Cenić

Reuters

European integration

How the Polish-German relationship turned sour

Poland's PiS may try to build not only an illiberal but also anti-German coalition in Europe — making it a tough partner for Germany's new government

By Maria Skóra