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European integration

Towards fair European economies

A revision of the EU’s public procurement framework is needed to reflect the interests of the citizens not companies that undermine European policies

By Dennis Radtke, Agnes Jongerius, Sara Matthieu, Nikolaj Villumsen

picture alliance/dpa/TASS | Mikhail Metzel

Foreign and security policy

Peacemaker wanted

Kazakhstan maintains good relations with Russia and Ukraine. The country would be perfectly suited to mediate negotiations and end bloodshed

By Alexandra Sitenko

picture alliance / imageBROKER | Firn

Democracy and society

The Berlin Blob

German foreign policy elites reject the idea that they are cut off from the public — making the danger of groupthink acute

By Hans Kundnani

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