EuropeMore than a marriage of convenience Italy's Social Democrats and the Five Star Movement have far more in common than just the fear of Matteo Salvini By Tobias Mörschel, Michael Braun
Future of social democracyPolitics in the age of data Progressive politics is floundering in the waves generated by Big Data — when it could be shaping the tide By Karin Pettersson
GlobalManaging the next Gold Rush The seafloor is rich in minerals, but barely understood. We need to be careful not to trigger an environmental catastrophe By Sharon E. Burke
AfricaHow Africa can adapt to the digital revolution The Fourth Industrial Revolution does not mean the end of traditional manufacturing-based development models in Africa By Kartik Akileswaran, Georgina Hutchinson
Europe‘Not playing off the working class against women and migrants’ The working class has migrant background, it’s female, it’s as gay and lesbian as the rest of society, argues Tarik Abou-Chadi By Tarik Abou-Chadi
EuropeAu revoir, my friends! Macron is no longer automatically siding with Germany in European politics – and with good reason By Sophie Pornschlegel
EuropeMogherini's legacy Federica Mogherini has remained a pale figure as the EU's chief diplomat over the years. So what can we expect next? By Jana Puglierin
Foreign and security policy'Central Asia has always been important for Europe' The influence of political heavyweights China and Russia in Central Asia grows. Peter Burian on Europe's role in the region By Peter Burian