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Foreign and security policy

Peace with a question mark

Trump is enjoying the praise for his Gaza deal. But how does the Middle East see the agreement? Views from neighbouring countries in the region

By Ralf Melzer, Maria Dellasega, Ronja Schiffer, Sven Schwersensky, Merin Abbass

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Democracy and society

‘This is Norway’s prize, not ours’

María Corina Machado has won the Nobel Peace Prize — yet in Venezuela, the celebration is conspicuously absent

By Anja Dargatz

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Economy and ecology

Driving in circles

While Europe is hesitating over its 2035 combustion engine ban, others are setting the rules for the electric future

By Claudia Detsch

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Foreign and security policy

Peace at last?

Trump’s enforced Gaza ceasefire marks a turning point — but the road to a durable peace remains long

By Marcus Schneider

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Democracy and society

Who’s afraid of educated girls?

The recent internet blackout is only the latest example of the Taliban’s increasingly brutal assault on the rights of girls and women

By Gordon Brown

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Democracy and society

Hope is not naïve optimism

It is a political choice

By Claes-Mikael Ståhl

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Democracy and society

Reflections of a movement, not the nation

Zohran Mamdani’s rise in the New York City mayoral race has sparked rare anti-Muslim rhetoric in mainstream politics

By Kourosh Ziabari

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Work and digitalisation

What decent work looks like

Instead of measuring success by salary and profit margins, we should measure it by how much it contributes to the well-being of people and the planet

By Maria Nyman