Sex-ratio imbalances have grim consequences for societies

A society with too little women — and too many ‘excess men’ — is more prone to conflict and violence

By Clara Neupert-Wentz

America, heal thyself

If the US is to resume its role as in the liberal international order, it needs to overcome the domestic divisions

By Ana Palacio

Vaccine apartheid

An every-country-for-itself approach is irrational during a pandemic. And yet, that is exactly what many countries have done

By Jayati Ghosh

The rise of right-wing nationalism

Donald Trump may have lost the US elections. But the conditions that brought authoritarians like him to power still persist

By Karin Pettersson

The global reaction to the US elections

Trump is out, Biden is in — so how are friends and foes reacting? Dispatches from China, Russia, Great Britain and Brazil

We finally need to involve women to build lasting peace

It takes more than just UN resolutions to protect women from the violence of war and involve them in peace-making

By Anja Papenfuss

The rise of regionalism

With an international order under pressure, regional diplomacy is offering a chance to pursue mutually beneficial cooperation

By Michael J. Oghia

The end of a beauty pageant for investors

The World Bank's Doing Business Index was manipulated to push neoliberal policies. Now it will finally be discontinued

By Helmut Reisen

Deglobalisation could be an opportunity for EU-Africa cooperation

As the pandemic reinforces a trend towards regional production, the EU and Africa should advance a new social contract

By Manfred Öhm and Henrik Maihack