The corona crisisGlobal vaccination Nothing is as political as the Covid-19 vaccination. Dispatches from Moscow, London and Warsaw By Peer Teschendorf, Christos Katsioulis, Ernst Hillebrand
The corona crisisWhat’s wrong with Africa’s coronavirus numbers? At the onset of the pandemic, it was feared Covid-19 could reach catastrophic levels in Africa — but the numbers remain low By Eugene Ngumi
GlobalWhen the second Covid-19 wave hits Balancing civil liberties and public health is a real challenge – and the science behind it must be free from political corruption By Michael Davies-Venn
GlobalGlobal quarantine VI Portugal legalised the status of refugees, at the US-Mexico border they're struggling. Japan avoids acting like South Korea By Reinhard Naumann, Sven Saaler, Astrid Becker
GlobalGlobal quarantine V While the Czech Republic imposed strict measures, Turkey counts on donations and Tanzania on prayers against Covid-19 By Felix Schmidt, Anne Seyfferth, Andreas Quasten
EuropeWho is the sovereign during the corona crisis? In democracies, the people is the sovereign. In these times, we need to be alert to slow de-parliamentarisation of governance By Wolfgang Merkel
GlobalGlobal quarantine IV Macron reconsiders the value of public goods. In Ecuador and South Africa, the Covid-19 pandemic hits the most vulnerable By Thomas Manz, Kathrin Meissner, Bastian Schulz
Latin AmericaInequality kills Corona will hit the Global South much harder than the North. The risk of massive political unrest and instability is looming By Stefan Peters
Economy and ecologyThe corona recovery must be green The Covid-19 pandemic will cause a global recession. In response, governments should invest in green recovery programmes By Franziska Wehinger
GlobalGlobal quarantine III Brazil's president doesn't take the coronavirus all too seriously, while Palestine and Benin must prevent the spread now By Christoph Heuser, Hannes Alpen, Hans-Joachim Preuss
How Russia is trying to compete with NATO Through the CSTO, Russia is trying to become a regional peacekeeper, but it is unlikely that the organisation can be an alternative to NATO
Russia’s green future suspended Putin’s decision to attack Ukraine has not just thrown Russia into an economic crisis, but reversed the little gains it made towards decarbonisation
How European countries are dealing with rising inflation and energy prices Economic hardship from the pandemic and the war in Ukraine has hit the continent. We look at the government's response in Spain, Czechia and Greece