News archive 01/2023 for International Politics and Society | IPS Journal

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Reuters/ David W Cerny

Democracy and society

An ex-General wins the Czech presidential election

Petr Pavel is the new President of the Czech Republic, bringing one of the dirtiest election campaigns in the country’s history to an end

By Urban Überschär

Reuters/Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto

Work and digitalisation

French workers are fed up

The massive protests over Macron’s pension reforms reflect the feeling of frustration and injustice that has spread throughout French working society

By Benjamin Schreiber

Reuters/Henry Nicholls

Work and digitalisation

Behind Britain’s strike wave

There is no way out of a skills crisis this big other than through institutional changes. But the Tories don't have the time or appetite for that

By Paul Mason

Reuters/Jean-Marc Barrere/Hans Lucas

Work and digitalisation

Platform workers need stronger legal protection

2023 can become an important year for the platform economy. A strong directive might be decided, finally improving conditions for workers

By Oliver Philipp

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Work and digitalisation

Sympathy for the algorithm

The release of ChatGPT garnered great attention and raised even greater questions. How worried should we be?

By Barry Eichengreen

Reuters/Kyodo

Foreign and security policy

2023 could be India's year

The current international situation offers a window of opportunity for India to step in and prove its role as one of the top global players

By Herbert Wulf

Reuters/Amr Alfiky

Economy and ecology

Letting the fox into the henhouse

Oil boss Al Jaber has been appointed president of the next climate conference. Still, we should not boycott the COP but redouble our climate efforts

By Sarah Hepp, Yvonne Blos

Reuters/Lintao Zhang/Pool

Foreign and security policy

Belarus and China: Together through thick and thin?

While economically speaking, China’s cooperation with Belarus is no longer as close as it was, politically, they continue to deepen their partnership

By Olga Aleszko-Lessels, Andrei Yeliseyeu