News archive 12/2020 for International Politics and Society | IPS Journal

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Reuters

Future of social democracy

Who will foot the bill?

Global tax havens are still siphoning off vast sums of money. As Covid-19 continues to wreak havoc, the EU needs to step up

By Eva Joly

Reuters

European integration

How to ease the EU fiscal straitjacket

Without major reform of the EU fiscal framework, public investment will be insufficient in the wake of the pandemic

By Peter Bofinger

Reuters

Democracy and society

How the green revolution is harming Africa

How current efforts to improve food security in Africa are increasing small farmers’ dependence on global agribusinesses

By Jayati Ghosh

Reuters

Democracy and society

China takes the lead in development finance

China has provided developing countries extra resources they had long sought from the West. But its lending has to become more sustainable

By Kevin P. Gallagher, Rebecca Ray

Reuters

Future of social democracy

The digital marketplace should be a public good

Regulating pandemic profiteers like Amazon is not enough. We need public ownership of essential digital infrastructure

By Daniel Kopp

Reuters

Interviews

'We might have a Covid-21 or Covid-22 coming our way'

We need a broader approach to health, says conservationist Cristián Samper. Our treatment of nature increases the risk of further pandemics

Reuters

Future of social democracy

Ghana’s elections expose cracks in its democratic success story

The country is often considered a ‘beacon of democracy’ in West Africa. But the latest elections have tarnished that image

By Johann Ivanov, Michael Abbey

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Democracy and society

Farmers vs. the Indian state

Contrary to what Narendra Modi's government thinks, the huge open-air farmers’ protests outside Delhi may not fizzle out

By Jayati Ghosh