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Democracy and society

Defence or deficit?

The Baltics are boosting defence spending like never before. But the economic and political fallout is hard to ignore

By Evgeny Antonov

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Democracy and society

More than a game

In today’s changing world order, sport has become a means of projecting power and diversifying the economy. Saudi Arabia is a prime example

By Sebastian Sons

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Foreign and security policy

In the eye of the storm

The Iran-Israel conflict tests more than alliances. In Iraq, it exposes a fragile state’s unresolved question: who really sets its foreign policy?

By Ali Taher Alhammood

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Foreign and security policy

A new country in the Pacific — Bougainville

This small archipelago looks destined to become a symbol of a far larger tectonic shift

By Barbara Barkhausen

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Economy and ecology

Harder, better, faster, stronger

The BRICS summit in Rio shows that the group is more economically significant and politically present than ever before

By Alexandra Sitenko

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Foreign and security policy

Axis of what now?

With their deterrence strategy in ruins, Iran’s leaders may face a historic choice: double down, or open up

By Marcus Schneider

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Democracy and society

Endgame regime change?

Many believe that a new regime will automatically fix Iran’s crises. But without civic education and social reform, democracy won’t stand

By Kourosh Ziabari

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Future of social democracy

Man enough

Between strength and softness lies a new kind of manhood

By Philipp Kauppert