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Democracy and society

40 years of riots and protests

As long as the process of ghettoisation continues in France, the next police blunder and the subsequent riots are just around the corner

By François Dubet

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Interviews

‘It is about building trust, and that takes a long time’

Patrik Hermansson on why people vote for the right and how giving a sense of hope and direction could counter this development

Reuters/ Alexander Ermochenko

Democracy and society

The biggest game changer in Russian politics

We don’t know what Prigozhin really intended with his mutiny. But he accidentally revived a preoccupation long thought dead in Moscow — real politics

By Alexey Yusupov

Reuters/ Johanna Geron

Foreign and security policy

On a tightrope for peace

The Armenian-Azerbaijani peace talks are paradoxically dynamic — the closer to a common vision of peace, the higher the chance of military escalation

By Rusif Huseynov

Reuters/Misha Japaridze

Foreign and security policy

Prigozhin: An outsider with an army

The Wagner uprising – despite its short duration – has demonstrated the vulnerability of Putin's power system

By Roland Bathon

Reuters/ Yiannis Kourtoglou

Democracy and society

Do or die

Greece is heading to its second national election. But there is little to gain for left parties — the social democrats must rise to the occasion

By Nick Malkoutzis

Reuters

Economy and ecology

Insourcing the Ukrainian war-effort

Ukraine's dependence on its partners remains a key vulnerability. The country must become the main coordinator of its wartime economy

By Luke Cooper

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Economy and ecology

Has ECB President Lagarde become unstoppable?

The European Central Bank’s interest-rate rises hold serious risks for the economy and the euro. And its bad communication does not help the situation

By Peter Bofinger

Reuters/Sven Simon

Foreign and security policy

An end to Germany’s end of history

More than a year ago, Olaf Scholz proclaimed the Zeitenwende. But what this means for the country’s foreign and security policy, no one seems to know

By Reinhard Krumm

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European integration

Leaving defenselessness behind

In the current security context, Europe’s ability to defend itself can only become a reality through setting up a Europeanised defence industry

By Lucas Hellemeier, Michelangelo Freyrie