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Foreign and security policy

Menu à la Kyiv from Indian PM Modi

Never before was being relevant in a peace process in Europe so important. Modi’s Ukraine visit was an arm of cooperation stretched to Eastern Europe

By Mridula Ghosh

picture alliance / REUTERS | Johanna Geron

Democracy and society

Rien ne va plus

Almost two months after the parliamentary elections, nothing works in French politics anymore. Ways out of the crisis are being desperately sought

By Adrienne Woltersdorf

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Economy and ecology

Echoes of a dying Sea

The drying up of the Aral Sea affects us all. A concerted global effort is needed to tackle one of the most pressing environmental crises of our time

By Marat Bisengaliev

picture alliance / ZUMAPRESS.com | Wissarut Weerasopon

Democracy and society

Trouble in paradise

Thailand’s elites are exploiting judicial power to undermine democratic institutions, thereby entrenching the country’s authoritarianism

By Janjira Sombatpoonsiri

Canva

Economy and ecology

Neoliberalism is dead, long live national security

Geopolitical competition is reshaping the global economy, forcing countries to rethink their development strategies amid growing fragmentation

By Marc Saxer

picture alliance/dpa | Osamah Yahya

Democracy and society

What red lines?

The Houthis’ methods are strikingly similar to those of the Taliban. Still, the West is letting them continue to define the rules of the game

By Constantin Grund

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

Foreign and security policy

A growing Afro-Ukrainian friendship

Ukraine is a relatively new player on the African continent by global standards. But even sceptics must admit: their approach is quite successful

By Iryna Zaporizka

Canva

Foreign and security policy

What does the Global South want?

The great powers are unable to see the new realities of the vast middle, mainly because the Global South remains an enigma they do not understand

By Sarang Shidore