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Foreign and security policy

The calm before the storm

The bitter defeat over Nagorno-Karabakh has thrown Armenia into a downward spiral. The upcoming election won’t solve the country’s political crisis

By Gor Petrosyan

Reuters

European integration

What's next for European integration?

Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the EU has made a clear break with its flawed economic governance. But more reforms are needed

By Vivien Schmidt

European integration

Europe's debt hawks are flapping their wings

The question of public debt hangs over Europe’s future — and debt hawks already push for post-pandemic fiscal consolidation. That would be a mistake

By Adam Tooze

Reuters

European integration

The international power of Europarties

For political parties in Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, building an alliance with a Europarty offers political advantages at home and abroad

By Bohdan Ferens

Reuters

Future of social democracy

Who will save the French Left?

France's presidential elections in 2022 are heading towards another showdown between Macron and Le Pen. Can a disunited Left offer an alternative?

By Chloé Morin

Reuters

Democracy and society

How the Swedish centre-right deals with populism

Sweden's centre-right parties have shifted from a dismissve to an accomodative strategy towards the right-wing populist Sweden Democrats. Can it work?

By Sheri Berman

Reuters

Future of social democracy

Hard Labour

Labour’s electoral debacle shows European social democracy’s coalition-building challenge. It needs both the small-town and big-city worker

By Paul Mason

Reuters

Future of social democracy

The tectonic shifts in Poland's political landscape

The adoption of EU funds have widened the cracks in Poland's ruling coalition — and shown how the Left poses a challenge to the liberal establishment

By Ernst Hillebrand

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Foreign and security policy

China’s soft power debacle in Eastern Europe

With Sino-American tensions on the rise, China is under pressure to revive its weakening influence in eastern Europe

By Nickolay Kapitonenko

Reuters

Work and digitalisation

Our care workers deserve more than just applause

Across Europe, care workers have been on the frontline of the fight against Covid-19. Now, their demands should guide the post-pandemic recovery

By Lisa Pelling, Tobias Baudin, Philipp Fink