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Economy and ecology

Fifty and fractured

Half a century after ECOWAS promised peace and prosperity, three breakaway states are testing West African solidarity, sparking a potential trade war

By Zikora Ibeh

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Democracy and society

Walls, warnings and worn-out promises

Despite heated debates, Poland’s presidential candidates agree on one thing: migration

By Olena Babakova

picture alliance / Anadolu | Arpad Kurucz

Work and digitalisation

Orbán’s digital playbook

Behind Hungary’s ballots lies a powerful machine of digital disinformation designed to keep the prime minister and his government in power

By Gülşen Doğan

picture alliance / AP | Yosuke Hayasaka

Democracy and society

The upcoming rage election

Post-impeachment, South Korea is grappling with a rise in conspiratorial narratives and increasing societal division

By Christoph Heuser

picture alliance / Pacific Press | Geovien So

Democracy and society

On migrant smuggling, Europe must make a U-turn

Cracking down on smugglers doesn’t make migration safer, it makes it deadlier — and a new EU directive could make things even worse

By Michele LeVoy

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Future of social democracy

Made in chaos

The industrial heartlands of the Global South are bracing for impact. Trump’s tariff gamble might spark the fiercest class struggles in decades

By Paul Mason

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Democracy and society

March against the machine

Can Serbia still find a political solution, or is the country left with the choice between increased autocracy and direct democracy?

By Kirsten Schönefeld

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Foreign and security policy

Brussel’s new crush

The EU is making eyes at Central Asia. Is it a match made in diplomacy?

By Alexandra Sitenko