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Future of social democracy

The pitfalls of the all-holy economic god

Economics isn’t sacred. We must challenge economic goals with interdisciplinary force

By Kate Pickett

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Democracy and society

China meddles — or does it?

Beijing is not using its power to turn the Middle East against the West. A little realism is required in the West, and in Europe in particular

By Marcus Schneider, Sergio Grassi

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Democracy and society

Ruin is not destiny

As historian Toynbee put it, ‘civilizations die from suicide, not by murder.’ The choice between abundance and apocalypse is still ours to make

By Antara Haldar

Foreign and security policy

The threat of nuclear Armageddon

The risk of nuclear conflict is higher today than ever before. The time is now to revive stalled efforts towards disarmament and arms control

By Rolf Mützenich

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Economy and ecology

The price of going cashless

As coins vanish and cards rule, the right to pay becomes a privilege. What we gain in speed, we risk losing in freedom

By Nicolas Agostini

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Economy and ecology

What will it take to beat the far right?

The far right feeds on economic despair and exclusion. Only policies that deliver security, dignity and belonging can starve it

By Adriana Abdenur

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Democracy and society

Hope is not naïve optimism

It is a political choice

By Claes-Mikael Ståhl

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Work and digitalisation

What decent work looks like

Instead of measuring success by salary and profit margins, we should measure it by how much it contributes to the well-being of people and the planet

By Maria Nyman

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Democracy and society

Make peace great again

A Nobel Prize for Trump may be less far-fetched than many might think

By Hanna Kirchberger

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Interviews

‘At best, the rules-based order is an aspiration’

Security expert Raja Mohan on Trump’s attacks on the international order, the crisis in Europe and India’s relationship with Russia