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Foreign and security policy

New wings, old woes

Faced with numerous security threats, Indonesia’s new President Prabowo is putting his faith in drones. But that alone won’t be enough

By Pieter Pandie

picture alliance / newscom | Rahim Rhéa

Democracy and society

White smoke over Nejmeh Square

After a years-long power vacuum, Lebanon’s parliament has elected a new president. Can the army chief bring stability to the post-war country?

By Hussein el Mouallem

picture alliance / AP | Eugene Garcia

Economy and ecology

Accounting for apocalypse

Treating climate finance as charity rather than necessary investment is a fatal miscalculation

By Kamo Sende

picture alliance / AP | Sean Kilpatrick

Democracy and society

The rise and fall of Justin Trudeau

From progressive icon to cautionary tale — the prime minister’s exit marks the end of an era for Canada

By Jordan Leichnitz

picture alliance / Reuters | Stephanie Lecocq

Interviews

‘Connecting East and West’

Kazakhstan’s Deputy Foreign Minister Roman Vassilenko on the country’s role as a key transit hub for global trade and its relations with the EU

picture alliance / AP | Misper Apawu

Democracy and society

Threatening a hard-won peace

Over 20 years after Sierra Leone’s civil war, polarisation, weak governance and economic challenges threaten the country’s post-conflict recovery

By Zikora Ibeh

picture alliance / Zumapress.com | Iranian Supreme Leader'S Office

Democracy and society

How Iran stumbled up the ladder of escalation

The Islamic Republic finds itself increasingly hostage to the hardliners it has empowered for years

By Kourosh Ziabari

picture alliance/dpa | Santiago Mazzarovich

Economy and ecology

A deal for the times

After 25 years of negotiations, the EU-Mercosur agreement is finally here. The timing is no coincidence, as geopolitical stakes are higher than ever

By Dörte Wollrad, Viviana Barreto