North AmericaIron fist, velvet glove Trump’s maiden State of the Union address pleaded for unity – and unprecedented presidential powers By Yascha Mounk
Economy and ecologyRisky business: insurance against extreme weather is no panacea Authorities are looking into ways of mitigating the effects of natural disasters and protecting the people who are hardest hit By Nikolas Scherer
Basic incomeRobbing Peter to pay Paul No wonder universal basic income has so many neoliberal champions. It saps employee power and could actually help dismantle the welfare state By Anna Coote
InterviewsPolitics one, justice nil A 12-years sentence for Brazil’s ex-president Lula is based on smear, not fact, says Niels Annen
EuropePost mortem In December, the Yugoslavia tribunal closed its doors for good. But its legacy of bringing war criminals to justice is still having an impact By Kei Hannah Brodersen
VideosMacedonia could stabilise the Balkans Macedonian Minister of Defence, Radmila Šekerinska, says that Macedonia's goal of becoming a NATO and EU member state is uniting the country By Radmila Šekerinska
European integrationFriends with benefits The case for granting candidate country status to the EU’s eastern neighbours By Marco Schwarz
GlobalDavos 2018: call the doctor How the super-rich created the ‘fractured world’ they claim to want to heal By Víctor Báez Mosqueira
