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Democracy and society

A generation takes notes

France’s school crisis exposes a deeper failure: a state struggling to deliver equality but quick to enforce order

By Baris Cayli Messina

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Foreign and security policy

A race for the South Atlantic

Trump wants to push China out of Latin America. The South Atlantic, with its natural resources and strategic position, could be the deciding factor

By Mariana Altieri

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Foreign and security policy

Ukraine’s black swan moment

Kyiv has given in to emotion rather than critically reassessing its strategy. What can save Ukraine from a never-ending war of attrition?

By Nickolay Kapitonenko

picture alliance / Hans Lucas | Bastien Ohier

Economy and ecology

Mélenchon is right about France’s debt

More austerity could deepen France’s social tensions and strengthen the far right. But there is another way to tackle its debt

By Yanis Varoufakis

picture alliance / AP Photo/Manu Fernandez | Manu Fernandez

Democracy and society

A roof, a right, a reckoning

Spain’s housing crisis has brought down the government. Now Pedro Sánchez wants to use this, of all things, to mobilise the left-wing electorate

By Valeska Hesse, Daniel Reichart

picture alliance / Zoonar | Katerina Solovyeva

Foreign and security policy

Peace is best served cold

Grand bargains are fading from Mediterranean diplomacy. For the EU, patience may be its most useful asset

By Camille Limon

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Future of social democracy

Bye-bye Babler

From left-wing firebrand to pragmatic economist: Austria’s Social Democrats are changing course. But will a new leader be enough to revive the SPÖ?

By Barbara Tóth

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Foreign and security policy

Starting a war is easier than ending one

Militarily superior, yet still without victory. In Ukraine and Iran, escalation has exposed the limits of force — and the lack of an exit strategy

By Herbert Wulf