News archive 02/2020 for International Politics and Society | IPS Journal

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Why we need ‘Fridays for Keynesianism’

Unlike neoclassical economics, Keynes recognised the key role of the financial system in modern capitalist economies

By Peter Bofinger

Reuters

Trump walls of China

North America's 'NAFTA 4.0' promotes workers' rights, environmental protection – and reduces China's regional influence

By Sandra Weiss

Reuters

Geopolitics is back — and the EU needs to get ready

Serious upheavals in the world order require that major powers think and act geopolitically. The EU must do so as well

By Stefan Steinicke

Reuters

The coronavirus and Xi Jinping’s worldview

No matter how bad the epidemic might become, this crisis will not change the way China is governed under Xi Jinping

Reuters

Just a left-wing ‘America First’?

Trump's Democratic challengers aren’t offering any coherent and genuinely internationalist alternatives to his foreign policy

By Claus Leggewie

Reuters

Germany, Poland and the EU

With growing distrust on both sides of the German-Polish border, a new rapprochement seems urgently needed

By Maria Skóra

Reuters

What’s at stake in the Democratic primaries

While the Democrats differ less on policy than one might think, they do have opposing ideas on how to win against Trump

By Sheri Berman

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Europe's AI divide

If not designed to dismantle inequalities, artificial intelligence reinforces them. That's why the EU urgently needs legislation

By Justin Nogarede

Reuters

Scotland’s post-Brexit perspectives

Scotland has fostered a distinct European profile throughout the Brexit process — yet maintaining it will be the real challenge

By Anthony Salamone

Reuters

Trump is abusing his tariff power, too

Donald Trump abuses US trade policy for his own interests and without the approval of Congress. That's definitely illegal

By Paul Krugman