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picture alliance / Zoonar | Oleksandr Latkun

Democracy and society

The case for a radical, liberal left

The democratic left should rely on the power of the word — the power of quiet reflection but also of dialogue, including arguing and listening

By Robert Misik

DPA picture alliance/ AP Photo | Tsafrir Abayo

Interviews

‘Iran still does not want a total escalation’

Ralf Melzer on Tehran’s attack on Israel, a possible Israeli response and the threat posed by Hezbollah

picture alliance/AA | Tolga Akmen

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