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Future of social democracy

How to move forward

How progressives can build effective political coalitions to reverse the populist victories since the financial crisis

By Sheri Berman

Reuters

Democracy and society

What the EU can learn from China’s development efforts in Africa

China has not only greatly reduced poverty at home. For African states, it has become a reliable alternative to Western donors

By Philani Mthembu

Reuters

Interviews

'The revolution came from below'

The outcome of the constitutional referendum is a historic moment for Chile — and the expectation are high. Simone Reperger reports from Santiago

Reuters

Future of social democracy

A triumph for Bolivia's Left

The socialists from MAS have achieved a spectacular election victory in Bolivia that could usher in a new post-Morales era

By Jan Souverein

Reuters

Economy and ecology

The climate blueprint that Europe’s social democrats didn’t write

The US democratic socialists' Green New Deal is the vision that Europe’s Social Democrats should have drafted 20 years ago

By Paul Hockenos

Reuters

Foreign and security policy

How Turkey challenges Russia in the Caucasus

If Moscow has recently been punching above its real diplomatic and military weight, Ankara now poses a serious challenge

By Jaba Devdariani

Reuters

Foreign and security policy

Why the EU-Mercosur trade deal needs to be put on ice

A trade deal with Mercosur is important for the EU, but not at any price. Currently, it would be a fig leaf for Bolsonaro's recklessness

By Yasmin Fahimi

Reuters

Economy and ecology

China takes the climate stage

China's commitment to carbon neutrality by 2060 is the most dramatic move in climate politics since the Paris Agreement

By Adam Tooze