Iron fist, velvet glove

Trump’s maiden State of the Union address pleaded for unity – and unprecedented presidential powers

By Yascha Mounk

Risky 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

Politics one, justice nil

A 12-years sentence for Brazil’s ex-president Lula is based on smear, not fact, says Niels Annen

Post 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

Friends with benefits

The case for granting candidate country status to the EU’s eastern neighbours

By Marco Schwarz

Davos 2018: call the doctor

How the super-rich created the ‘fractured world’ they claim to want to heal

By Víctor Báez Mosqueira

Rough justice

The trial against Brazil's Lula da Silva is politically motivated and based on flimsy evidence

By Herta Däubler-Gmelin