News archive 05/2025 for International Politics and Society | IPS Journal

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FES/Venezuela

Democracy and society

Charting its own path

The developments in Venezuela are deeply troubling. For that very reason, the region can no longer afford to look the other way

By Anja Dargatz

picture alliance / Middle East Images | Youssef Alzanoun

Foreign and security policy

Riviera of ruins

Israel’s new offensive in Gaza is leading to famine and mass displacement. Germany cannot stand idly by for any longer

By Muriel Asseburg

picture alliance/ IPS

Democracy and society

Cracks in the palace

The arrest of Istanbul’s mayor aimed to dismantle the opposition. Instead, it united over 13 million citizens in political solidarity

By Yaşar Aydın

picture alliance/Reuters/Kacper Pempel

Democracy and society

Quo vadis, Poland?

Liberal persistence or further right-wing radicalisation? Poland’s presidential election is a dress rehearsal for Europe’s future

By Michał Szułdrzyński

picture alliance / ASSOCIATED PRESS | Channi Anand

Foreign and security policy

With eyes wide open

The escalation between India and Pakistan has put Kashmir in the global spotlight again. The conflict could become even more dangerous in the future

By Christian Wagner, Tobias Scholz

IPS/ Canva

Democracy and society

Military Keynesianism is a dead end — both economically and politically

Public money keeps the arms industry flush. But what if that money went to schools, hospitals or housing instead?

By Grace Blakeley

picture alliance / abaca | Balkis Press/ABACA

Foreign and security policy

Assad is gone, but Syria’s problems live on

As the West announces sanctions relief, Syria risks disintegration behind a veil of reform

By Lars Hauch

picture alliance / AP | Andreea Alexandru

Democracy and society

A sigh of relief

Romania votes for a pro-European course in the presidential election. Even so, the result is a wake-up call for the established parties

By Anna-Lena Koschig