News archive 01/2024 for International Politics and Society | IPS Journal

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Economy and ecology

Ukraine is quietly abandoning neoliberalism

Kyiv’s need for self-defence has pushed the country towards the most far-reaching expansion of the state’s economic role since independence

By Luke Cooper

dpa/picture-alliance/Jürgen Effner

Work and digitalisation

Quick solutions = long-term problems

The EU Commission is trying to address the growing challenge of skills shortages by relying on easy-fix solutions, yet overlooking its root causes

By Patricia Velicu, Isabelle Barthès

DPA picture alliance / Yuri Gripas

Economy and ecology

Can the IMF and the World Bank really be changed?

A geopolitical bias, outdated governance and a too market-oriented framework are only some of the structural deficits of these institutions

By Jayati Ghosh

picture alliance / ZUMAPRESS.com | Andreas Stroh

Economy and ecology

Adapt or perish

If they want to achieve real progress, climate activists should be fundamentally rethinking the tactics of disruption

By Marco Bitschnau

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Foreign and security policy

Echoes of unity

The transatlantic relationship determines European security and global role. A second term for Biden could build on the initial progress made

By Sidonie Wetzig

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Democracy and society

When God supports your war

The Russian Orthodox Church appears to display ever closer links to Putin’s regime and the war — losing followers in the process

By Daria Boll-Palievskaya

picture alliance / REUTERS | Evelyn Hockstein

Foreign and security policy

America must face up to Israel’s extremism

The resettlement of Palestinians from Gaza is slowly becoming a key official policy of the Israeli government

By Michelle Goldberg

picture alliance / REUTERS | Mohamed Abd El Ghany

Work and digitalisation

The gatekeepers of democracy

This year’s elections are a formidable challenge to the very foundations of democracy, and social media corporations must treat them as such

By Alena Kahle, Christian Cirhigiri