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When Uncle Sam stays at home

Trump’s ‘America First’ policy is prompting other countries to take leadership on an array of issues – and that’s no bad thing.

By Ngaire Woods

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From my bookshelf

Review of 'Aftershock: A Journey into Eastern Europe’s Broken Dreams' by John Feffer

Twenty-five years after fall of communism, journalist John Feffer returns to Eastern Europe – a region plagued by political and social divisions

By Paul Hockenos

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Europe

Europe’s values won’t defend themselves

The EU needs to pour more money into defending human rights, democracy and the rule of law

By Jan Jakub Chromiec, Adam Traczyk

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Women in politics

Do women represent women?

Female politicians tend to support women-friendly policies, but we shouldn't expect them to be the sole champions of gender equality

By Rainbow Murray

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Foreign and security policy

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf scores another goal for women

The former Liberian president wins the prestigious Mo Ibrahim Prize

By Paul Okolo

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Future of social democracy

Putting the people back into politics

Germany’s social democrats will need to change course if they don’t want to end up in political oblivion like their European sister parties

By Andreas Nölke

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Women in politics

Grandmother, witch… or a politician getting on with the job?

Why do we still fall back on tired tropes to describe women in power?

By Barbara Tóth

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Africa

Aid in the time of cholera

Three humanitarian challenges facing Africa in 2018 – and how to tackle them

By Fatoumata Nafo-Traoré