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Democracy and society

The false promise of democratic peace

The belief that democracies don’t start wars, but only dictatorships do, has been central to the Anglo-American worldview. But it is more complicated

By Robert Skidelsky

Reuters

European integration

European security (dis)order

The standard narrative that every crisis leads to further EU integration is flawed. What does that mean for its path towards geopolitical sovereignty?

By Christos Katsioulis

Reuters

Democracy and society

Who will succeed the Philippines’s Duterte?

The son of former dictator Marcos and the daugther of current president Duterte joined forces for the elections. What are the prospects for the country?

By Vinzenz Huzel

Reuters

Democracy and society

The king of the Republicans

Trump has shattered long-held norms by intervening heavily in the Republican midterm primaries, allowing him to tighten his grip on the party

By Geoffrey Kabaservice

Reuters

Work and digitalisation

Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover is a colossally bad idea

Elon Musk mistakes Twitter for some sort of ‘digital town square’. In reality, it’s a global publisher that — like any other — needs to be regulated

By Steven Hill

Reuters

Democracy and society

What’s at stake in Northern Ireland’s spring election

Brexit has deepened the mistrust between the two largest parties of Northern Ireland. The upcoming elections will be decisive for a peaceful future

By Katy Hayward

Reuters

Economy and ecology

Europe’s decarbonisation plans derailed?

To divest from Russian gas, the EU is importing LNG from the US. But instead of a short-term fix, it locks Europe into more fossil fuel infrastructure

By Michael Davies-Venn

Reuters

Work and digitalisation

Ukrainian refugees also deserve decent work

Proponents of the platform economy are using the plight of Ukrainian refugees to push back against regulation. But all workers deserve decent work

By Oliver Röthig