News archive 6/2022 for International Politics and Society | IPS Journal

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Reuters

Democracy and society

Pakistan’s perfect storm

With Imran Khan’s ouster, an economy weakened by Covid-19 and climate change, and increasing terrorist attacks, Pakistan’s democracy is on the brink

By Niels Hegewisch, Hamayoun Khan

Reuters

Democracy and society

Boris Johnson: blustering on

The prime minister has made many promises but kept few. To reverse the brewing crisis, he needs institutions like those he chose to leave with Brexit

By Paul Mason

Pexels

Democracy and society

The paradox of inequality

Capitalism has trained us to desire ever bigger incomes. But studies shows that relative wealth matters more for well-being than absolute wealth

By Kate Pickett

Reuters

Democracy and society

Is the Left back to stay in France?

The legislative elections might see a united French left under Mélenchon as Macron's strongest rival. But many question the role of the radical left

By Thomas Manz

Reuters

Foreign and security policy

How the West can win back the Central African Republic

To shake Russia’s position in the Central African Republic, Europe needs to stop reducing the country to a geopolitical sideshow

By Tim Glawion

Reuters

Interviews

'This would be a very clear political signal to Putin: Ukraine will never become a part of Russia'

While scepticism toward Ukraine's EU membership prevails, Alyona Getmanchuk and Leonid Litra propose a middle-ground - integration in stages

Reuters

Work and digitalisation

Qatar’s human-rights reversal

As the host of this year’s FIFA World Cup, Qatar pledged to implement sweeping labour reforms. But after initial steps, progress now seems to stall

By Lara Nuwayhid

Reuters

Democracy and society

Sweden’s schools: Milton Friedman’s wet dream

The ideology of ‘freedom of choice’ drove privatisation in Sweden’s education sector — and led to a vicious circle of inequality and underperformance

By Lisa Pelling