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European integration

Dusting off the 'Weimar Triangle'

Resurrecting the 30-year alliance between Germany, France, and Poland could build bridges in the EU — with climate action and civic exchange

By Claus Leggewie

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Foreign and security policy

A relationship without commitment

The US-Ukrainian Strategic Partnership is off to a wonky start. Only time will tell how effective the meeting between Biden and Zelensky really was

By Valerii Kalnysh

Reuters

Democracy and society

Montenegro's explosive crack

Last week's protest shows that Montenegro is still split between nationalism and religion

By Max Brändle

Reuters

Democracy and society

Bolsonarismo's erosion of democracy

Jair Bolsonaro again attacked Brazil's democratic institutions at a protest last week. Even though he rowed back since, democracy continues to erode

By Christoph Heuser

Reuters

Democracy and society

Venezuela’s glimmer of hope

The recent round of negotiations between the Venezuelan government and opposition may actually be able to break the country's political deadlock

By Sandra Weiss

Reuters

Future of social democracy

Chile: from 9/11 to the end of neoliberalism

After the coup against Allende on 11 September 1973, Chile became the laboratory of neoliberalism. Soon, it may finally free itself from its legacy

By Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser

Reuters

Foreign and security policy

Why 9/11 did not change America

For all of the talk about how America would never be the same, 9/11 did not fundamentally change America. US culture simply absorbed the attack

By Jeremy Shapiro

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Economy and ecology

Agricultural workers are left out of Europe's Green Deal

Extreme weather events create dangerous conditions for farmworkers. Europe's political institutions need to include them in a just transition

By Kristjan Bragason