News archive 6/2025 for International Politics and Society | IPS Journal

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picture alliance / ANP | Emiel Muijderman

Democracy and society

Exit stage far-right

Following the collapse of the Wilders coalition, new elections will be held in the Netherlands. This is what a progressive strategy could look like

By Wouter van de Klippe

pa / Xinhua News Agency | Yao Qilin

Foreign and security policy

A period of Seoul-searching

South Korea has elected liberal Lee Jae-myung as president. While uncertainties loom, the shift in leadership could open new doors for Europe

By Mason Richey

picture alliance / CFOTO

Economy and ecology

Too much of a green thing

Europe’s relentless push for more (renewable) energy raises questions about sustainability — and who ultimately pays the price

By Lucy Anns, Luisa Fondello

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Democracy and society

How Aristotle can save us

When life feels hollow, Aristotle reminds us: politics is not just power, but a moral pursuit of meaning, virtue and human flourishing

By Antara Haldar

picture alliance / Sipa USA | Sipa USA

Foreign and security policy

Flipping the table

Once a global leader, the US now obstructs the very goals it helped build — with global development falling victim to domestic politics

By Mark Leon Goldberg

picture alliance / Anadolu | Jose Colon

Foreign and security policy

The future of European defence

For years, Eastern Europe was largely seen as a back-office tech outsourcing hub. Today, Ukraine is spearheading a new wave of defence start-ups

By Bojan Stojkovski

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Work and digitalisation

Fair work is possible

Insecure or precarious work is not inevitable. It was created intentionally, by dismantling or circumventing employment law regulations

By Mirko Herberg, Monica Tepfer