European integrationSay it with feeling Germany is Europe’s de facto leader. But it needs to change its style By Claire Demesmay, Jana Puglierin, Julian Rappold
EuropeA banking union without unity Italy’s banking crisis highlights an urgent need to Eurozone reform By Jan Cornillie
Migration and the European leftTurn left. The other left! East European politicians aren’t more xenophobic. They just understand their voters better By Marcus Roberts
Foreign and security policyEurope gets tough The EU is moving towards a more integrated defence policy – with the tacit blessing of its citizens By Anna Maria Kellner
AfricaMacron’s African dilemma For all his liberal rhetoric, Emmanuel Macron’s Africa policy is still shaped by France’s colonial past By Jessica Ilunga
AfricaInfertile land The US decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement will hit African countries the hardest By Robert Muthami
AfricaG20 summit: Africa’s loss The G20 resolutions on Africa are neo-colonial and paternalistic. They will only serve to exacerbate the continent’s problems. By Robert Kappel, Helmut Reisen