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Foreign and security policy

The Nagarno-Karabakh war has ended. But the conflict continues

With the Nagarno-Karabakh war, Azerbaijan created facts by military means. But the larger conflict remains unresolved

By Felix Hett

Reuters

Democracy and society

The case for an EU Development Bank

With its own development bank, the EU could drive global decarbonisation and development — instead of waiting for the US and China to act

By Werner Hoyer

Pexels

European integration

The European recovery is up in the air — again

Europe’s economies are being hit hard by the second wave. The EU’s recovery fund needs to be adjusted accordingly

By Björn Hacker

Reuters

Future of social democracy

Georgia needs a political alternative

The recent elections in the small Caucasian country were played out between two familiar faces. But Georgia deserves some fresh wind

By Tornike Sharashenidze

Reuters

Foreign and security policy

How Turkey challenges Russia in the Caucasus

If Moscow has recently been punching above its real diplomatic and military weight, Ankara now poses a serious challenge

By Jaba Devdariani

Reuters

Foreign and security policy

Russia and the West don't need each other anymore

The Navalny case is only pretext for a change in foreign policy that has been long in the making

By Fyodor Lukyanov

Reuters

European integration

The rule of law in Europe is not negotiable

We don’t need compromises and unfulfilled promises but political courage to stop rule of law backsliding in Europe

By Márta Pardavi

Reuters

European integration

A country to envy?

Thirty years after reunification, Britain still does not really know what it wants of Germany. But the tide might be turning

By John Kampfner

Reuters

Democracy and society

Moria: a catastrophe by design

Years of malign neglect by Greek and EU authorities didn't just create an inhumane present — it also sows the seeds of a toxic future

By Nick Malkoutzis

Reuters

European integration

New pact, old problems

The EU's new migration pact doesn't offer a truly novel approach. Nevertheless, it is certainly better than the status quo

By Marco Funk