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The US is not trying to eliminate the Iranian state. It wants a cooperative regime, stripped of its regional teeth and its strategic value to China

picture alliance / ASSOCIATED PRESS | Sunday Alamba

Foreign and security policy

Who gets to define Africa’s crises?

From Caracas to Nuuk, power is replacing law. Africa is no stranger to this game, having long sought ways to reclaim agency in a lawless world

By Atunde Ahmed Olarewaju

picture alliance / REUTERS | Denis Balibouse

Foreign and security policy

Canada’s Davos moment

Act together, and Carney’s speech becomes a turning point. Hesitate, and it becomes another missed warning

By Jordan Leichnitz

picture alliance / Hans Lucas | Marie Julliard

Foreign and security policy

Europe in a new imperial age

When the Empire strikes, Europe must strike back. And do so united with strategic intelligence and firmness

By Javi López

picture alliance / Sipa USA

‘Europe is not powerless’

Bernd Lange, Chair of the EU Trade Committee, on Trump’s tariff threat — and what countermeasures Europe has at its disposal

picture alliance / Wolfgang Maria Weber | Wolfgang Maria Weber

Traditionally strong — what went wrong?

As China floods Europe with EVs and the US dominates tech, Germany’s industrial base struggles. How did the old manufacturing giant fall behind?

By Peter Bofinger

picture alliance / SIPA | Moiz Salhi apaimages

After the ceasefire

Gaza’s suffering now unfolds without international attention. With the arrival of winter the situation on the ground has become more difficult

By Hassan Herzallah

picture alliance / Anadolu | Fabio Teixeira

Democracy can’t be imported

Intervention can force change at the top, but it cannot deliver democracy. In Venezuela, the decisive struggle is between internal power blocs

By Anika Oettler, Stefan Peters, Jonas Wolff