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Future of social democracy

Vanilla, with a twist

What social democracy has in common with vanilla ice cream — and how it can turn that into a strength

By Catrina Schläger, Nina Netzer

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Foreign and security policy

A race for the South Atlantic

Trump wants to push China out of Latin America. The South Atlantic, with its natural resources and strategic position, could be the deciding factor

By Mariana Altieri

pa / NurPhoto | STR

Foreign and security policy

Starting a war is easier than ending one

Militarily superior, yet still without victory. In Ukraine and Iran, escalation has exposed the limits of force — and the lack of an exit strategy

By Herbert Wulf

pa/dpa | Sven Hoppe

Work and digitalisation

Everyone involved, no one in charge

Talk of the risks of AI is everywhere. But who is responsible if something goes wrong? It is time for international oversight

By Gabriela Ramos

Canva/ IPS

European integration

An autumn of enlargement

New partnerships, such as the emerging one with Canada, should complement, not delay, EU enlargement

By Marco Schwarz

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Foreign and security policy

A calculated gesture

China and India want an end to the war in Ukraine, with Beijing offering to mediate. But what is China’s real objective?

By Marina Rudyak

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Foreign and security policy

A new world order is not beckoning

We need a more realistic view of global order — one that looks beyond the clash between a fading past and an uncertain future to what really matters

By Jeremy Adelman

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Foreign and security policy

One bloc, two futures?

At the latest BRICS summit, Putin argued for an alternative to the existing order while Xi sought to rewrite it. The West saw only a bloc taking shape

By Abhishek Roy Choudhury

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Foreign and security policy

Strength needs limits

Europe is betting increasingly heavily on military power. But as rearmament accelerates, arms control is becoming more – not less – essential

By Lisa Müller-Dormann

Harley D. Nygren, Public domain

Economy and ecology

Earth’s last ownerless territory

The race for Antarctica is still guided by old ideas of sovereignty. It’s time to stop claiming and start protecting

By Florencia Davidzon