News archive 11/2023 for International Politics and Society | IPS Journal

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Economy and ecology

Gaza: A litmus test for COP28

As seen with the Ukraine war, conflicts often shift priorities away from climate. Instability could see climate efforts shelved in favour of security

By Karim Elgendy

Reuters/ Latin America News Agency

Interviews

‘Chilean society remains polarised’

Chile’s former President Michelle Bachelet on the 50th anniversary of the military coup, the dispute over the constitution and social inequality

Canva/ IPS

Future of social democracy

Fair taxation for all

The Global South wants to strengthen the role of the UN in global tax policy. But the North is united in its opposition

By Sarah Ganter

Reuters/ Paul Carsten

Democracy and society

Roe v. Wade: The collateral damage for African women

The 1973 issuance of Roe v. Wade revolutionised the discourse on women’s bodily autonomy globally — its reversal has backslid Africa in particular

By Zikora Ibeh, Sefa Ikpa

Reuters

Foreign and security policy

What a feminist approach to the Middle East conflict could look like

One of the principles of feminist foreign policy is to lay down arms to enable humanitarian aid

By Lydia Both

Reuters/Nicolas Economou

Democracy and society

Unfreezing the frames: media diversity in Europe

We need greater equity when it comes to reporting — minority-world news outlets cannot keep refusing to work with majority-world journalists

By Ankita Anand

Reuters

Democracy and society

An unexpected Trump-shock in Dutch politics

A political earthquake has occurred in the Netherlands: distrust and social unease have brought about the win of a notorious populist

By René Cuperus

Reuters

Economy and ecology

A healthier China-EU relationship

The EU is probing China’s E-car subsidies, underscoring the need to grasp current policy debates around de-risking and explore alternative approaches

By Maximilian Mayer, Ping Su