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Future of social democracy

The first global event in the history of humankind

While some talk of ‘deglobalisation’, the pandemic will push forward the globalisation of labour

By Branko Milanović

Reuters

Foreign and security policy

Who gets it first?

The run on the coronavirus vaccines is also about power and image. Dispatches from Serbia, Argentina and Kenya

By Svenja Blanke, Jan Siebert, Max Brändle

Reuters

Future of social democracy

The next Trump will be even more dangerous

If the US cannot find a way to move past Trumpism, the next populist will take over more than just the Republican party

By Dorian B. Kantor

Reuters

Democracy and society

The failed revolution

Ten years after the Arab Spring, the Middle East and North Africa are the largest conflict zone in the world. What happened?

By Franz Maget

Reuters

European integration

Europe's worst case scenario

In 2020 Europe’s economy has been on life support. Ending it prematurely could spell disaster unlike anything seen in 2008

By Adam Tooze

Reuters

Foreign and security policy

A deal for the Asian century

The new mega trade deal RCEP is set to change the geo-economic and geopolitical map. The future of the international order will be decided in Asia

By Mirco Günther

Reuters

Interviews

'Maradona had the ability to feel with the people'

Mariano Schuster in Buenos Aires explains why Argentinians called him 'God' and why he was loved among the poor

Democracy and society

Sex-ratio imbalances have grim consequences for societies

A society with too little women — and too many ‘excess men’ — is more prone to conflict and violence

By Clara Neupert-Wentz