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Foreign and security policy

From dorms to demonstrations

The campus protests across the US aren’t primarily about the Israel-Hamas war but stem from other, deep-seated issues: alienation and radicalisation

By Jeremi Suri

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Democracy and society

Riding the wave

Trade unions traditionally have a hard time mobilising in the US. However, recent successes in the automotive industry give cause for hope

By Knut Panknin

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Foreign and security policy

Nepal's youth caught in the crossfire

The Nepalese government is under pressure to halt the flow of recruits to the Russian army

By Kamal Dev Bhattarai

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Democracy and society

Is the world getting out of control?

The EU won’t regain its sex appeal through patronising speeches and paternalistic funds. The best way to promote democracy is to act by example

By Jan Zielonka

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European integration

A trailblazer on the wrong track

Is Georgia's leadership risking a break with Europe - and its own people?

By Marcel Röthig

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Future of social democracy

Let them eat cake!

Billionaires shouldn't pay less tax in relative terms than the working class — this is a no-brainer, a political head-nodding issue par excellence

By Sarah Ganter

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European integration

'Perhaps there would be no war today'

Former EU Commissioner Günter Verheugen on the EU's eastward enlargement, mistakes and a possible accession of Ukraine

By Günter Verheugen

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Economy and ecology

Nonsense and bad rules persist in banking

Political forces and misinformation continue to distort policy decisions on new and improved banking regulations — at a high cost to society

By Anat R. Admati