News archive 08/2022 for International Politics and Society | IPS Journal

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Foreign and security policy

The path to peace in Europe also leads via Minsk

Without a free Belarus, there can be no secure Europe. European civil society and politics must set priorities accordingly

By Christopher Forst

Reuters

Democracy and society

A Turkish playbook for fighting populism

While President Erdoğan pursues a fear-based strategy of polarisation, Turkey’s opposition parties forged an alliance with a message of reconciliation

By Seren Selvin Korkmaz

Reuters

Economy and ecology

How governments are trying to ease the burden of inflation

When inflation is making bread unaffordable, what can the government do to soften the blow? We look at Poland, Nepal, and Ghana

By Barbara Szelewa, Jonathan Menge, Johann Ivanov

Reuters

Democracy and society

Unpacking the US’s questionable drone strike

Through its drone strike on Al-Zawahiri, the US has placed its exceptionalism over international jurisprudence with dangerous consequences

By Khalil Dewan

Reuters

Economy and ecology

A win-win for Europe and Africa

As Africa helps with Europe’s energy crisis so too Europe must lend a helping hand to fight the food crisis in Africa

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Economy and ecology

Inflation’s emotional scars

A sound response to inflation must take into account the emotional consequences which shape our societies just as much as economic rationale

By Diane Coyle

Wikimedia

Foreign and security policy

A stress test for nuclear deterrence

The war in Ukraine exposes the weaknesses of nuclear deterrence. Instead of opting for a nuclear build-up, the West should advocate for ‘no first use’

By Caroline Fehl, Maren Vieluf, Sascha Hach

Reuters

Democracy and society

Liz Cheney and the twilight of the old Republican elite

Liz Cheney’s loss in Wyoming’s primary election points to a deep existential conflict in the GOP. The outcome is impossible to determine

By Stephanie Muravchik, Jon Shields