AfricaGoing after the money To fulfil its climate change obligations, Kenya needs to make better use of existing funds By Robert Muthami
European integrationGood neighbours The Eastern Partnership with the EU’s neighbours is about much more than accession to the bloc By Knut Fleckenstein, Julia Wanninger
GlobalWhen Uncle Sam stays at home Trump’s ‘America First’ policy is prompting other countries to take leadership on an array of issues – and that’s no bad thing. By Ngaire Woods
From my bookshelfReview of 'Aftershock: A Journey into Eastern Europe’s Broken Dreams' by John Feffer Twenty-five years after fall of communism, journalist John Feffer returns to Eastern Europe – a region plagued by political and social divisions By Paul Hockenos
EuropeEurope’s values won’t defend themselves The EU needs to pour more money into defending human rights, democracy and the rule of law By Jan Jakub Chromiec, Adam Traczyk
Women in politicsDo women represent women? Female politicians tend to support women-friendly policies, but we shouldn't expect them to be the sole champions of gender equality By Rainbow Murray
Foreign and security policyEllen Johnson Sirleaf scores another goal for women The former Liberian president wins the prestigious Mo Ibrahim Prize By Paul Okolo
Future of social democracyPutting the people back into politics Germany’s social democrats will need to change course if they don’t want to end up in political oblivion like their European sister parties By Andreas Nölke
