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picture alliance / ZUMAPRESS.com | Cristobal Basaure Araya

Democracy and society

Fear over vision

José Antonio Kast sweeps to victory, riding a wave of frustration and deep distrust toward the ruling left

By Cäcilie Schildberg

Canva/IPS

Interviews

‘This is a problem with a solution’

The super-rich often escape taxation. Economist Gabriel Zucman explains why and how a minimum tax could fix it

picture alliance/ANP/Jeroen Jumelet

Democracy and society

Who owns belonging?

Why we need an inclusive national narrative

By Filip Milačić

picture alliance / ZUMAPRESS.com | White House

Foreign and security policy

Real-talk

Ultimately, Europe faces the choice between complete submission to Washington’s dictates or a leap forward into true geopolitical independence

By Marcus Schneider

pa / newscom | Gladjimi Balisage

Foreign and security policy

Return of the gunboats

Trump’s mix of military muscle and tariff pressure signals a bid to fold Latin America back into a compliant US ‘backyard’

By Herbert Wulf

picture alliance / Reuters | Hollie Adams

Work and digitalisation

A poor answer to a complex problem

Australia’s social media ban won’t protect teens, but it shows who holds power. Europe should make sure to choose a different path

By Daniel Angus

picture alliance / AP Photo | Visar Kryeziu

Democracy and society

Offshore, off course

Europe’s push to shift asylum procedures to third countries risks outsourcing not only refugees, but also its moral and political responsibility

By Judith Kohlenberger

pa/dpa | Michael Kappeler

Foreign and security policy

Universal by exception

An ICC-wanted leader + a German handshake = a signal that international law is negotiable?

By Yoav Shemer-Kunz