News archive 2/2023 for International Politics and Society | IPS Journal

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Economy and ecology

The role of public debt in the ‘new normal’

The Schumpeterian approach can be a basis for a fiscal policy shaped by the need to transform our economies to deal with future challenges

By Peter Bofinger

Reuters/ Florian Gaertner

Foreign and security policy

How the EU can secure its position in Central Asia

The EU’s partnership with Central Asia is growing but limited ⁠— understanding the regional political context and geopolitical reality can change this

By Bakhrom Radjabov

Reuters/ Alexander Ermochenko

Democracy and society

A full-scale attack on Ukraine’s labour rights

The war cannot be used to justify stripping workers of their rights. Decent labour conditions must be the cornerstone for national security in wartime

By Georgii Sandul

Reuters/DPA/Picture Alliance

Economy and ecology

Germany-Senegal gas plans: New potential for modernisation

Critics of the two countries' gas cooperation fail to recognise that the revenues from the sales would be essential for the Senegalese population

By Karamba Diaby

Reuters/Latin America News Agency

Economy and ecology

A step towards greater financial autonomy

Argentina and Brazil are striving for a common currency. Such a union could boost regional trade and lead to more independence from the US

By Barbara Fritz

Reuters/Ivan Alvarado/File Photo

Economy and ecology

A last chance at an EU-Mercosur agreement

The EU remains an important player in Latin America but not without competition. The agreement is hence vital for securing Europe's strategic autonomy

By Detlef Nolte

Reuters/Al Drago/Pool

Democracy and society

Who is part of the Free World?

To speak to a truly global audience, Biden should leave behind the 20th century ‘free world’ definition and embrace freedom of many different kinds

By Anne-Marie Slaughter

Reuters/Stringer

Foreign and security policy

Sleepwalking into escalation

Delivering Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine takes the war to a new level. Trying to look past the fog of war can help to predict how things might play out

By Helmut W. Ganser