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Democracy and society

Helping asylum seekers in Northern Cyprus

Asylum seekers coming to Cypriot shores is a direct result of violent pushbacks against refugees at the EU’s borders

By Emmanuel Achiri

Reuters

Future of social democracy

What the ‘woke’ Left and the alt-Right share

Culture wars have displaced class struggle as the engine of politics. Now, with Europe under attack, it needs to mobilise socially and economically

By Slavoj Žižek

Reuters

European integration

How ready is Ukrainian society to accept European values?

Progressive laws alone will not transform Ukraine into a country free of prejudice and discrimination. Much more needs to be changed

By Olekandra Horchynska

Canva

Democracy and society

Is a 'closer Europe' a better Europe?

Macron's idea of 'European sovereignty' doesn't match Germany's European federation dream. In today's context the EU must be more capable not closer

By Heinrich August Winkler

Reuters

Foreign and security policy

The Western Balkans remain Europe’s Achilles’ heel

This weekend in Kosovo showed Belgrade’s mastery of 'controlled escalation'. Backed by Russia, the conflict is an 'open flank' for the EU and NATO

By René Schlee

Reuters

Economy and ecology

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

By Bettina Luise Rürup, Urban Überschär, Arne Schildberg

Reuters

Economy and ecology

War is a climate killer

Russia’s war on Ukraine has pushed the climate crisis off the agenda. But we need a ceasefire and global demilitarisation for a 1.5°C world

By Angelika Claußen

Reuters

Economy and ecology

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

By Lukas Daubner, Aysel Aliyeva

Reuters

Foreign and security policy

The Green transition — from pacifism to realpolitik

In foreign policy, the German Greens increasingly want to enforce their values by military means. But a division into good and evil doesn’t solve conflicts

By Catrina Schläger

Reuters

Foreign and security policy

What did Western sanctions on Russia achieve?

Western sanctions haven’t ended Russia’s war on Ukraine. But they are likely to set back the country’s economic development by 30 years

By Alexey Yusupov