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Reuters/ Johanna Geron

Interviews

'Finnish politics has experienced an enormous shift to the right'

Kristina Birke Daniels on Sanna Marin’s electoral loss and the difficulty of forming a government in Finland

Reuters/ Marko Savala

Foreign and security policy

A geopolitical game-changer

Finland and Sweden’s NATO accession will fill an existing gap – a ‘blind spot’ – in the organisation's defence planning for its eastern territory

By Lukas Hassebrauck

SPÖ Presse und Kommunikation (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Future of social democracy

The good man from Traiskirchen

The leadership dispute among the Austrian Social Democrats is escalating. Andreas Babler, a successful small-town mayor, might profit from this

By Robert Misik

Reuters/ Loredana Sangiuliano

Democracy and society

Suave Sunak's cold comfort for impoverished Britons

The protests, devastating figures on salaries and price rises cannot capture the sheer scale of panic and despair among young workers

By Paul Mason

Reuters/Andy Buchanan

Democracy and society

Rocky roads ahead for Scotland’s largest party

In Edinburgh, Humza Yousaf succeeds Nicola Sturgeon as SNP leader. Four lessons learned for Scotland's upcoming political upheaval

By Jan Eichhorn

Reuters/Valentyn Ogirenko

Foreign and security policy

Yes to arms aid, no to Western integration

To end this senseless war and protect Ukraine’s right to exist, something ‘unrealistic’ needs to happen

By Martin Krohs

Reuters/DPA

Foreign and security policy

The Franco-German bone of contention

The war in Ukraine has become a divisive issue for Germany and France. Both countries are aware that they have different answers to global challenges

By Landry Charrier

Reuters/ Artur Widak

Foreign and security policy

A ‘barbed-wire curtain’ around Europe

Europe’s growing border walls are an admission of failure. Not a solution

By Élisabeth Vallet

Reuters/ Shamil Zhumatov

Economy and ecology

Why Central Asia will not be the answer to Europe’s energy needs

It is easy to imagine that the hydrocarbon-rich Central Asia could offset the losses of Russian energy exports to Europe. Still, the likelihood is low

By Aliya Tskhay

Jernej Furman (CC BY 2.0)

European integration

Not a matter for technocrats

The European Commission wants to expand its ability to steer economic policy. Democratic control is needed to prevent forced austerity measures

By Dominika Biegon