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Work and digitalisation

Big Tech vs the Free Press

Beyond censorship, Big Tech's capture of digital ad revenue poses a major threat to the free press. But it could now face a united transatlantic front

By Steven Hill

Reuters

Foreign and security policy

Lost an empire, not found a role

The real strategic threat to UK security is that the rules-based global order disintegrates. That's why Britain’s defence focus should be European

By Paul Mason

Reuters

Democracy and society

Lula is back

After the Supreme Court annulled his corruption convictions, Brazil could now see a showdown between Lula and Bolsonaro in the 2022 elections

By Christoph Heuser

Pexels

European integration

Why Europe’s digital decade matters

Digitalisation is the driving force of the modern economy and a critical factor in geopolitics. That's why the EU wants more democratic governance

By Margrethe Vestager, Josep Borrell

Reuters

Democracy and society

Algeria's Hirak protest movement is back

Tens of thousands take to the streets in Algeria to protest corruption and despotism. That's a warning signal for the region – and for Europe

By Elisa Rheinheimer-Chabbi

Reuters

Foreign and security policy

Joe Biden's war on corruption in Central America

Unlike migrants, corrupt elites in Central America had nothing to fear under Trump. Joe Biden wants to change that — and the elites are closing ranks

By Martin Reischke

Reuters

Interviews

'We've seen a big global failure in the case of Covid-19'

On 11 March last year, the WHO declared Covid-19 a global pandemic. Former CDC director Tom Frieden on whether we're better prepared for the next one

Reuters

Economy and ecology

The 'Green Industrial Revolution' is not what it seems

The UK government's ‘green’ recovery plan is thick in rhetoric but thin on substance — and it will fail to create a low-carbon, more equal economy

By Katie Gallogly-Swan, Miriam Brett