News archive 04/2021 for International Politics and Society | IPS Journal

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Reuters

Democracy and society

Why inclusion and equality pay off for all of us

Fostering inclusion and combating inequality should concern everyone — the resulting long-term problems affect society as a whole

By Judith Kohlenberger

Pexeles

Foreign and security policy

Not even the pandemic could stop a new arms race

The pandemic could have been a chance to reverse high military spending globally. Instead, we could be heading towards a new Cold War-style arms race

By Herbert Wulf

Reuters

Economy and ecology

Biden, Yellen and the war on leprechauns

The idea that corporate taxes eliminate jobs and tax cuts create them is a myth. Instead, Biden's tax plans underwrite job-creating public investment

By Paul Krugman

Reuters

Democracy and society

What comes after the revolution?

Two years after the overthrow of al-Bashir, Sudan's political transition is still extremely volatile — and needs more targeted international support

By Philipp Jahn, Gerrit Kurtz

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European integration

Europe's democratic renewal needs a feminist slant

The Conference on the Future of Europe shouldn't degenerate into political theatre. Instead, politicians have to listen and give a voice to citizens

By Iratxe García Pérez

Reuters

Interviews

'We need a new quality of solidarity'

Brazilian health expert Margareth Dalcolmo on government incompetence, a collapsing health system, vaccine inequality and the urgency of national and international solidarity

Pexels

Economy and ecology

How to stimulate the economy after lockdown

A US-style ‘helicopter money’ stimulus of direct payments to individuals wouldn't be transformatory in Europe

By Peter Bofinger

Reuters

Future of social democracy

Emmanuel Macron's dangerous election gamble

To continue his neoliberal project beyond 2022, Macron is wooing France's right-wing base. But this strategy could end up putting Le Pen in power

By Bruno Amable