News archive 3/2021 for International Politics and Society | IPS Journal

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Reuters

Democracy and society

Nepal’s ongoing political limbo

The Communists' 2017 landslide victory was a chance at stability and development. But an escalating intra-party conflict has led Nepal into crisis

By Dinesh Bhattarai

Reuters

Economy and ecology

Credit-rating agencies could derail economic recovery

The world's major private agencies are preventing low-income countries from investing in the recovery. We urgently need an independent public agency

By Jayati Ghosh

Reuters

Future of social democracy

Dutch elections: the triumph of two liberalisms

Among dismal results for the Left, Mark Rutte's VVD and Sigrid Kaag's D66 consolidated the dominance of economic and cultural liberalism

By René Cuperus

Reuters

Democracy and society

Global vaccination VII

In China, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, normal life has more or less resumed. The low infection rates make up for the slow vaccination campaigns

By Alexander Kallweit, Alexander Rosenplänter, Christoph P. Mohr

Reuters

Work and digitalisation

Big Tech vs the Free Press

Beyond censorship, Big Tech's capture of digital ad revenue poses a major threat to the free press. But it could now face a united transatlantic front

By Steven Hill

Reuters

Foreign and security policy

Lost an empire, not found a role

The real strategic threat to UK security is that the rules-based global order disintegrates. That's why Britain’s defence focus should be European

By Paul Mason

Reuters

Democracy and society

Lula is back

After the Supreme Court annulled his corruption convictions, Brazil could now see a showdown between Lula and Bolsonaro in the 2022 elections

By Christoph Heuser

Pexels

European integration

Why Europe’s digital decade matters

Digitalisation is the driving force of the modern economy and a critical factor in geopolitics. That's why the EU wants more democratic governance

By Margrethe Vestager, Josep Borrell