News archive 11/2024 for International Politics and Society | IPS Journal

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picture alliance / Zoonar | Dasha Petrenko

Economy and ecology

Behind the beauty routine

While social media fuels the booming beauty industry, who supports the workers keeping both alive?

By Madlen Nikolova, Mark Bergfeld

picture alliance / Reuters Staff

Economy and ecology

Green loopholes

The pressure on Russian civil society is enormous, but there is still a little room for environmental activism — for now

By Angelina Davydova

picture alliance/dpa/TASS | Alexander Ryumin

Foreign and security policy

What does Trump’s election victory mean for Russia?

Moscow seems to be on the verge of getting what it wants. But there are actually few reasons for optimism in the Kremlin

By Tatiana Stanovaya

picture alliance / Reuters | Annegret Hilse

Democracy and society

Collapse by numbers

Financial issues have brought down Germany’s ruling coalition, leading to early elections. What does this mean for the country and its aid to Ukraine?

By Dmitri Stratievski

picture alliance/AP Photo | Andrew Harnik

Foreign and security policy

New problems, old problems

Trump’s return to the White House signals a new chapter in US-Africa relations, fraught with both uncertainties but also potential opportunities

By Priyal Singh

picture alliance/dpa/TASS | Yevgeny Messman

Democracy and society

Maternity by mandate

Faced with a sharp population decline, the Russian government is frantically seeking ways to push women into having more children

By Daria Boll-Palievskaya

picture alliance / AP | Kirsty Wiggleswort

Foreign and security policy

The fairytale of re-nationalisation

In today’s increasingly complex world, multilateralism is more crucial than ever — the G20 should take the lead in driving it forward

By Markus Engels

picture alliance /AP/Alex Brandon

Interviews

‘Things are going to get uncomfortable’

Reinhard Krumm in Washington on media bubbles, the mood among Democrats and the consequences of a second Trump term for Europe