News archive 1/2021 for International Politics and Society | IPS Journal

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Reuters

Future of social democracy

Joe Biden's 100-day recovery plan

The new US President's ambitious rescue plan could become the bailout that Americans so desperately need

By Knut Dethlefsen

Reuters

Foreign and security policy

Whose post-pandemic century?

Asian countries managed Covid-19 far better than the West. But it remains to be seen whether 2020 marked the beginning of a new 'Asian Century'

By Bill Emmott

Reuters

Foreign and security policy

Afghanistan is on the brink

Violence is on the rise again in Afghanistan. Amid inevitable troop withdrawals, the question of dialogue with the Taliban shifts from 'if' to 'how'

By Magdalena Kirchner

Future of social democracy

Let him back on Twitter

Donald Trump's ban from Twitter is wrong. A few tech corporations should not get to decide who can express their opinions

By Nikolaos Gavalakis

Reuters

European integration

What is Labour's strategy in Scotland?

Brexit has led to a surge in support for Scottish independence. But Labour leader Keir Starmer rejects another referendum

By Anthony Salamone

Reuters

Democracy and society

How to electrify African transport

Transport investments will be crucial in determining whether Africa follows an equitable, zero-carbon development path

By Mohamed Hegazy

Reuters

The corona crisis

Global vaccination

Nothing is as political as the Covid-19 vaccination. Dispatches from Moscow, London and Warsaw

By Peer Teschendorf, Christos Katsioulis, Ernst Hillebrand

Reuters

Interviews

‘Prosperity and decency need to go hand in hand’

Being humane should not become a competitive disadvantage. SPD co-leader Norbert Walter-Borjans on global justice