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Economy and ecology

The dreams of some, the protests of others

Serbia faces a fierce backlash over a proposed lithium mine in the Jadar Valley, as economic promises, environmental fears and EU interests collide

By Nikola Burazer

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Foreign and security policy

Bringing the war back to Russia

The Ukrainian offensive in Kursk marks a historic moment. What implications does it hold for the country’s future and the overall course of the war?

By Alexey Yusupov

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Foreign and security policy

Message to Beijing

Notwithstanding their alliance with Washington, the Philippines and Japan are determined to strengthen their own defence capabilities

By Richard Heydarian

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Foreign and security policy

A competition between barbarism and barbarism

Like a modern Franz Ferdinand moment, the killing of Hamas leader Haniyeh, threatens to push the middle east to the brink of a major war

By Marcus Schneider

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Democracy and society

How Kamala Harris can win

The Democratic Party needs a message that reconnects it with the working-class voters it has alienated in recent decades

By Michael J. Sandel

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Foreign and security policy

Belgrade needs a new foreign policy

Serbia is moving closer to Russia and China. The accession candidate is on a collision course with the EU

By Srdjan Cvijic

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Economy and ecology

A just transition

Preserving the British steel industry and protecting the climate: Will the new Labour government succeed in squaring the circle?

By Chaitanya Kumar

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Democracy and society

The Olympic question

There have been long discussions in Ukraine about boycotting the Olympics. However, the country can achieve much more by competing in Paris

By Denis Trubetskoy