Democracy and societySouth Africa’s fading rainbow The country’s anti-immigrant violence is not just a national crisis — it threatens the future of Pan-African solidarity By Zikora Ibeh
Democracy and societyCircus of the macabre In the upcoming elections, Peru must choose between the left and the right. Yet the real winner remains a system that breeds corruption and chaos By Sandra Weiss
Foreign and security policySteppe manoeuvre Kazakhstan and Mongolia are reshaping Central Asia — reducing their dependence on China and Russia By Rassul Kospanov, Vlad Paddak
Foreign and security policyMore ships, more missiles, more power? The US failure in Iran exposes the limits of power. But it also shows a deeper loss of moral and leadership capital that may be harder to recover By Dan Smith
Economy and ecologyBetting on the wrong horse Voluntary price caps mask a long-term failure to fix today’s affordability crisis; the real issue is access, not checkout prices By Carolina Alves
