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A bad deal?

Civil society looks at the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement as a defeat, not a victory — and now France threatens to block it

By Susanne Stollreiter

Reuters

South Asia rivalry

India needs to strike a fine balance with China, all the while recovering some lost ground in the South Asia region

By Yubaraj Ghimire

The EU’s ongoing East-West divide

How the West’s economic exploitation and moral arrogance fuel right-wing populism in East-Central Europe

By Eszter Kováts and Katerina Smejkalova

'Israelis want to see hope for the resolution of the Israeli-Arab conflict'

Hilik Bar, International Secretary General of the Israel Labor Party, talks about his party's failure in the recent elections

Pexels

Time for postcapitalism

Neither falling poverty nor rising wellbeing, but time itself will be the ultimate measure of the transition beyond capitalism

Reuters

Letting go in order to win

Paradoxically, a party split might be the only thing keeping the Austrian Social Democrats from becoming irrelevant

By Katharina Mittelstaedt

'We are a shining example in the region'

Zoran Zaev, Prime Minister of the Republic of North Macedonia, talks about his country's plans for NATO and EU accession

Pexels

Industrial policy is back

The state needs to make strategic investments to increase demand for socially and ecologically beneficial goods

By Gustav A. Horn

Reuters

'The “political” is discredited in Georgia'

Felix Hett in Tbilisi on what the protests in Georgia mean for the country – and its relationship with Russia

Reuters

Carbon pricing: the Canadian experience

Despite mitigating climate change and fostering innovation, carbon pricing is under attack in Canada

By Isabelle Turcotte