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Foreign and security policy

Lessons we can teach

Iceland’s President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson explains how small states can play a role in the international arena

By Guðni Th. Jóhannesson

picture alliance/Anadolu | Ali Jadallah

Foreign and security policy

Signs of a storm

Israel’s attack on the Iranian consulate in Syria takes the risk of further escalation to a new level. Can a regional conflagration still be averted?

By Marcus Schneider

picture alliance/Associated Press | Mansur Ibrahim

Economy and ecology

Rising costs, falling hopes

Efforts to reform Nigeria’s economy have triggered both anticipation and despair as the country grapples with a deepening cost-of-living crisis

By Zikora Ibeh

DPA picture alliance/ Zohra Bensemra

Democracy and society

Global amnesia

After a year of war, Sudan is mired in one of the worst humanitarian crises on the planet. How much longer until the international community acts?

By Christine-Felice Röhrs

picture alliance/Reuters | Sam Wolfe

Interviews

‘Inflation is a real president killer’

Political analyst Geoffrey Kabaservice on Trump’s takeover of the Republican Party, Biden’s economic record and his advice to European leaders

picture alliance/Yonhap | Yonhap

Economy and ecology

Saving the planet means saving the world

Sustainability – a restraint from over-consumption – anything but the greedy capitalism that characterises the world economy is the answer

By Lisa Pelling

picture alliance/Zumapress | Aimee Dilger

Democracy and society

Disinformation isn’t the problem

In this super election year, truths become a rare commodity, and the struggle for the sovereignty of interpretation of reality takes centre stage

By Jürgen Neyer

picture alliance/Associated Press | Masanori Genko

Foreign and security policy

The Indo-Pacific chessboard

Shifting alliances and trade agreements are shaping the future of the Indo-Pacific as global powers vie for influence

By Bahri Yilmaz