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Foreign and security policy

The art of playing giants

Xi Jinping headed to North Korea to secure China’s influence. But the real winner of the summit is Kim Jong Un

By Eric Ballbach

picture alliance / robertharding | Eleanor Scriven

Foreign and security policy

Steppe manoeuvre

Kazakhstan and Mongolia are reshaping Central Asia — reducing their dependence on China and Russia

By Rassul Kospanov, Vlad Paddak

picture alliance / ZUMAPRESS.com | Kristina Solovyova

Interviews

‘Russia and China have perhaps never been so close’

Alexey Yusupov on Russia’s waning influence, Putin’s dependence on China and the risks of the partnership with Beijing

picture alliance / ZUMAPRESS.com | Tolga Ildun

Democracy and society

The last woman standing

What forms of organising can survive targeted oppression? Turkish feminists hold the answer

By Selime Büyükgöze

picture alliance/dpa | Kay Nietfeld

Interviews

‘India can become one pole in a future multipolar world’

Happymon Jacob on India’s foreign policy, its economic vulnerability and the rivalry between the US and China

Foreign and security policy

The art of war — but scratch the art

The May summit between Xi and Trump is shaping up to be a historic mismatch between a long-term strategist and a false prophet touting his successes

By Stephen S. Roach

picture alliance / REUTERS | Maxim Shemetov

Future of social democracy

Nothing lasts forever

And though we keep hearing that its race is run, social democracy can still stage a comeback. Its chance may lie in Asia

By Mirco Günther

picture alliance / Reuters | Stringer

Foreign and security policy

The forgotten frontline

While the world focuses on Iran, the volatile conflict between Afghanistan and Pakistan is intensifying — with repercussions far beyond the border

By Mirco Günther, Benedikt Ivanovs

picture alliance / Reuters | Navesh Chitrakar

Democracy and society

Nepal’s vote of reckoning

The upcoming elections could decide if reform finally outpaces entrenched corruption and instability

By Kamal Dev Bhattarai

picture alliance/dpa | Michael Kappeler

Foreign and security policy

Why Germany must engage with China

With empires jostling for power, Germany’s China strategy could determine Europe’s future — if it can play the great powers against each other

By Steven Langendonk, Matthew D. Stephen