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Economy and ecology

Risky business: insurance against extreme weather is no panacea

Authorities are looking into ways of mitigating the effects of natural disasters and protecting the people who are hardest hit

By Nikolas Scherer

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Europe

Post mortem

In December, the Yugoslavia tribunal closed its doors for good. But its legacy of bringing war criminals to justice is still having an impact

By Kei Hannah Brodersen

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European integration

Friends with benefits

The case for granting candidate country status to the EU’s eastern neighbours

By Marco Schwarz

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Latin America

Rough justice

The trial against Brazil's Lula da Silva is politically motivated and based on flimsy evidence

By Herta Däubler-Gmelin

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Europe

Movers and shakers

Political movements like En Marche and Podemos are great at engaging young people. But they’re not always that democratic

By Jan-Werner Mueller

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Europe

The new East Bloc is open for business

This time it’s pro-Russian

By Paul Hockenos

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Future of social democracy

Getting the job done

Forget identity politics. Jobs need to be at the heart of the Left’s strategy to win back the working class

By Marcus Roberts

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European integration

Stars in their eyes

Countries on Europe’s eastern periphery aren’t nearly ready to join the EU. We shouldn’t give them false hope

By Nikolaos Gavalakis

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North America

A dictator in the White House?

Russia, Venezuela and Turkey show how autocratic leaders can turn democracies into their own playthings. US Democrats, be warned!

By Yascha Mounk