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picture alliance / dpa | Ralf Hirschberger

Economy and ecology

Keeping the climate flywheel spinning

Europe’s carbon-pricing framework is finally inducing other countries to act. Backtracking now would jeopardise that momentum

By Catherine Wolfram

picture alliance / Anadolu | Zed Jameson

Democracy and society

Cuba has its back against the wall

As fuel runs dry in Havana, Trump’s blockade risks humanitarian disaster and a dangerous new normal

By Bert Hoffmann

pa/ap | Brian M. Wilbur

Foreign and security policy

Minutes to midnight

Everything is heading towards an escalation between the US and Iran. But war would be extremely dangerous for the region — and completely avoidable

By Marcus Schneider

picture alliance/dpa | Hendrik Schmidt

Foreign and security policy

Four lessons from four years of Russia’s invasion

The world has become accustomed to terror, believes in ritual negotiations and hopes that time will solve everything. But illusions do not stop war

By Iryna Krasnoshtan

picture alliance / NurPhoto | Morteza Nikoubazl

Foreign and security policy

Nuclear dead-end

Amid mounting military threats and failed diplomacy, Iran’s nuclear obsession threatens both citizens and state stability

By Kourosh Ziabari

picture alliance/dpa | Michael Kappeler

Foreign and security policy

Why Germany must engage with China

With empires jostling for power, Germany’s China strategy could determine Europe’s future — if it can play the great powers against each other

By Steven Langendonk, Matthew D. Stephen

picture alliance / PAP | Pawe³ Supernak

Democracy and society

The pendulum swings back

The Tusk government has made Poland the security anchor of Europe. How long will the pro-EU course last?

By Maria Skóra

picture alliance / SZ Photo | Mike Schmidt

Democracy and society

What progressives must relearn

Freedom is not the absence of constraints, but the collective capacity to shape what comes next

By Claes-Mikael Ståhl