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Middle East/North Africa

‘There is no military solution’

The US is right to renew its commitment to Afghanistan. But focussing on killing terrorists above nation-building is a mistake.

By Mirco Günther

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Latin America

The weapons are gone but the revolution lives on

The Colombian guerrilla group FARC has transformed itself into a left-wing political party

By Lothar Witte

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Global corporations and nation states

Behind the spin

Edda Müller, President of Transparency International in Germany, explains the job of a lobbyist

By Edda Müller

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European integration

The REAL state of the European economy

...and how to fix it

By Philippe Legrain

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Asia

Who are the Rohingya

And why are they fleeing Myanmar?

By Franziska Korn, Alexey Yusupov

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Europe

Brexit: The Disaster Movie

Brian Melican imagines what a ‘worst case scenario’ for Brexit might look like…

By Brian Melican

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Latin America

Brazil’s downward slide

In a bid to drive down debt, President Temer is oppressing the most vulnerable

By Katharina De Moura Hofmann

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Foreign and security policy

How to avoid war with North Korea

Why the 'military option' is not really an option at all

By Frederick Carriere