Economy and ecologyA legacy of colonialism set the stage for the Maui wildfires Just as a house that hasn’t been cared for properly is more exposed to bad weather, lands exploited by colonialism are now at greater risk of disaster By Yarimar Bonilla
Foreign and security policyAn unexpected match Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia have many interests and policy objectives in common. But is it enough to create a strong and lasting partnership? By Wilder Alejandro Sánchez
Democracy and societyElections in the dead of night Zimbabweans have re-elected President Mnangagwa, missing what might have been the opposition’s last chance in times of shrinking democratic spaces By Thilo Schöne
Democracy and societyFighting for survival Belarus’ democratic forces recognise the sad reality: the connection between them and the majority of Belarusians inside the country is broken By Artyom Shraibman
Economy and ecologyBeyond the climate tech arms race The Inflation Reduction Act raised tensions between the EU and the US. But the allies have more in common than at odds in the net-zero transition By Justin Talbot Zorn
Interviews‘Wagner as an organisation is finished’ The head of the FES Russia programme, Alexey Yusupov, on the death of Prigozhin, violence of the Russian regime and stability of the Putin system
Foreign and security policyGrowth at all costs? The choice to expand the BRICS might bring an end to the group as we know it By Bhaso Ndzendze
Interviews‘Ecuador’s democracy is undergoing a general crisis’ Elections under the shadow of violence: Constantin Groll on the run-off election for the presidency, criminal gangs and the environmental movement