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Foreign and security policy

Where would a new global security architecture leave Ukraine?

Ukraine hopes for a solid outcome from this week’s summits between Russia and the West. But it may struggle to find a place in a volatile world order

By Nickolay Kapitonenko

Canva

Democracy and society

The clash of cultures

Today’s uncertainties fuel a culture war. To reconcile and return to productive debates we need an ideological decluttering

By Harold James

Reuters

Economy and ecology

Is a post-neoliberal world possible?

Despite its unparalleled ability to generate crises, neoliberalism has proved remarkably resilient. Has the pandemic finally sounded its death knell?

By Tobias Debiel, Mathieu Rousselin

Reuters

Interviews

‘With Long Covid, there's a minimisation push’

As Omicron is spreading rapidly across Europe, Covid-19 is still treated as an acute condition only. That's wrong, says Professor Brendan Delaney

Reuters

Economy and ecology

How Turkey plans to ramp up its engagement with Africa

Turkey is in a dire economic crisis and President Erdoğan is losing support. Will the upcoming Turkey-Africa Summit help solve the country’s problems?

By Işın Eliçin

Reuters

Democracy and society

The Summit for Democracy — a wrong idea (for the world)

The geopolitical tension between the US and China has become an ideological clash. Like in the Cold War, the US is trying to divide the world

By Branko Milanović

Reuters

Foreign and security policy

Will Iran have a nuclear bomb?

Iran has advanced in uranium enrichment, while the US is unable to make commitments. But there is still hope for the nuclear deal

By Cornelius Adebahr

Reuters

Foreign and security policy

Russia’s good cop, bad cop strategy in Afghanistan

Russia is concerned with a worsening security situation in Afghanistan. To avert further escalation, it is ready to use diverse means of aversion

By Andrei Kazantsev, Svetlana Medvedeva

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Democracy and society

The incel threat

During the pandemic, the male supremacist movement has grown and radicalised. Now it's moving from chat groups offline — and becomes more violent

By Jacob Ware

Pexels

Democracy and society

How to tackle the femicide epidemic

Covid-19 has exacerbated gender-based violence. Fighting patriarchal power structures and gender inequalities is essential in putting an end to it

By Jade Levell