News archive 07/2023 for International Politics and Society | IPS Journal

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Reuters/Jihed Abidellaoui

Democracy and society

A prison guard for Europe

The EU aims to externalise its borders and repel migrants deemed undesirable — a new deal with Tunisia assigns them a key role

By Sami Adouani, Robin Frisch

Reuters/Toby Melville

Future of social democracy

The answer to an anti-green backlash is to be redder

The transition beyond carbon is a class struggle. That, paradoxically, is the lesson of Uxbridge — and the sooner Labour learns it, the better

By Paul Mason

Pexels

Future of social democracy

The cost of freedom

When imperialist dictators are going to war, a security policy devoted to deterrence and defence capability is not conservative but social democratic

By Michael Roth

Canva/IPS

Democracy and society

Why legalising cannabis is a win for all

To this day, the EU is blocking the legalisation of marijuana despite wide societal acceptance and many arguments in favour of allowing it

By Julika Luisa Enbergs

Reuters/Danish Siddiqui

Economy and ecology

Taking inequality seriously — and tackling it seriously

It is difficult, if not impossible, to do something about a problem if we do not even measure it properly

By Jayati Ghosh

Reuters/Essam Al-Sudani

Economy and ecology

Iraq is running out of water

The country can’t master such a bleak future on its own. Failing to take vital measures will result in a regional security nightmare

By Stefan Lukas

Reuters/Arnaud Paillard/Hans Lucas

Work and digitalisation

Improving working life in France – and the EU

Working better should come before working longer for all of Europe

By Sofia Fernandes

Reuters/Corinna Kern

Democracy and society

Fight till the bitter end

The Israeli Knesset just passed the first bill of its judicial overhaul agenda, risking irreconcilable polarisation and violent escalation

By Muriel Asseburg