Democracy and societyHelping 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
Future of social democracyWhat 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
European integrationHow 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
Democracy and societyIs 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
Foreign and security policyThe 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
Economy and ecologyHow 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
Economy and ecologyWar 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
Economy and ecologyRussia’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
Foreign and security policyThe 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
Foreign and security policyWhat 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
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
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
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