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Democracy and society

All eyes on Central Asia

The political and human catastrophe in Afghanistan is threatening to boost autocratic tendencies in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan

By Erica Marat

Reuters

Foreign and security policy

Eastern Europe's déjà vu

30 years after the fall of the Soviet Union, Eastern European countries are again becoming hostages of powerful states

By Nickolay Kapitonenko

Reuters

Foreign and security policy

A grey eminence with a dark history

With new President Ebrahim Raisi and his cabinet, Iran's conservatives now hold all levers of power. This will complicate relations with the West

By Rouzbeh Parsi

Reuters

Economy and ecology

To tackle today's crises, we need transformative realism

Neither gradualism nor moral activism will solve today's major crises — from Covid-19 to climate breakdown. Instead, we need a broad social coalition

By Marc Saxer

Reuters

Foreign and security policy

Afghanistan is drifting into an uncertain future

After the NATO withdrawal, the Taliban are creating facts on the ground — and seek international support for a future return to power

By Magdalena Kirchner

Reuters

Democracy and society

Loneliness is breaking America

Trumpism — and far-right conspiracy theories like QAnon — thrive on America's loneliness epidemic. This has become worse in the Covid-19 crisis

By Michelle Goldberg

Reuters

Democracy and society

No Olympic Gold in inclusivity for Tokyo 2020

The Olympic Games in Tokyo have demonstrated that sexism and racism in sport are far from being yesterday's news

By Sarah Duffy, Michelle O'Shea

Reuters

Foreign and security policy

Ukraine's African connection

With the fall of the Soviet Union, the once strong relations between Ukraine and African countries have come to a halt. It's time for a fresh start

By Andri Veselovsky