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Future of social democracy

The unlikely victory: lessons of the SPD’s election win

How does one provide security in an unstable world? The victorious social democrats have convinced German voters that they have the answer

By Robert Misik

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Interviews

'Once you get left behind in the space age, you’re never catching up'

Space governance expert Timiebi Aganaba on billionaires in space, parallels with colonialism on earth, and the future space economy

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Democracy and society

In Iraq, you can't vote out the ‘muhasasa’

In 2019, the largest-ever mass protests in Iraqi history brought down the government. But the upcoming elections may further entrench a corrupt system

By Tim Petschulat

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Work and digitalisation

I designed algorithms at Facebook. Here’s how to regulate them

The severe allegations by Facebook's whistleblower, Frances Haugen, shocked the world. It is time for social media channels to take responsibility

By Roddy Lindsay

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Democracy and society

Coming second in the game of life

The pandemic has shown once more that a higher accumulation of wealth can save a life. It is time to level the playing field

By Kate Pickett

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Interviews

'The struggle against extremism is unrelenting'

Hasnain Kazim on how hate speech inspires real violence and the need to stand up to radical right-wing forces in Germany

Foreign and security policy

'We won’t get anywhere without China'

To create a safe and sustainable future, we need to find ways how to cooperate with China, explains Germany's former foreign minister Sigmar Gabriel

By Sigmar Gabriel

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European integration

Britain heads further down the Brexit rabbit-hole

Despite petrol shortages and empty shelves, the Labour Party is adrift — and Johnson may press the Northern Ireland protocol nuclear button

By Paul Mason