Foreign and security policyIs Down Under on top of its China policy? Europe is rethinking its economic and political relationship with China. What it can learn from the Australian experience By James Laurenceson
Foreign and security policyThe rise of regionalism With an international order under pressure, regional diplomacy is offering a chance to pursue mutually beneficial cooperation By Michael J. Oghia
Interviews'The next few weeks will be crucial' Thilo Schöne in Abidjan on Côte d'Ivoire's post-election power struggle that threatens the country's stability
Future of social democracyWhat's at stake in the US elections Today's election will not just determine the future of American society but also the international order at large By Knut Dethlefsen
Democracy and societyThe end of a beauty pageant for investors The World Bank's Doing Business Index was manipulated to push neoliberal policies. Now it will finally be discontinued By Helmut Reisen
Foreign and security policyDeglobalisation could be an opportunity for EU-Africa cooperation As the pandemic reinforces a trend towards regional production, the EU and Africa should advance a new social contract By Manfred Öhm, Henrik Maihack
Foreign and security policyCanada has a white supremacist problem Canada—often viewed as a beacon of tolerance—has a growing white supremacist movement emboldened by events in the US By Jordan Leichnitz
Democracy and societyNigeria's youth rises up The #ENDSars protests mobilised young Nigerians against police brutality. But they have since broadened their demands By Lai Brown, Wole Olubanji