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Economy and ecology

The art of uncertainty

Like great art, the economy cannot be reduced to a single perspective. Neither can good economic policy

By Angus Armstrong

picture alliance / Westend61 | Gary Waters

Democracy and society

Did you take the red pill yet?

The manosphere is no longer fringe. Backed by algorithms and money, it is reshaping politics one grievance at a time

By Samantha Elia

picture alliance / photothek.de | Amrei Schulz

Economy and ecology

Why neo-liberalism is not the answer

As attractive as it may seem to the likes of Chancellor Merz, to solve our current troubles, a new transformation is needed

By Marc Saxer

picture alliance / ZUMAPRESS.com | Michael Brochstein

Foreign and security policy

Even great powers are dependent on rules

Military superiority can deter adversaries or start wars. It cannot create lasting political order

By Benjamin Dürr

picture alliance / Newscom | Rafael Ben-Ari

Economy and ecology

The answer is green not guns

The Hormuz crisis triggered global shock. Australia’s response is not the military protection of trade routes but an accelerated energy transition

By Jörg Schmilewski

Work and digitalisation

BrAIve new world

Artificial intelligence could unlock enormous wealth. The key question is whether it will be shared widely or remain concentrated in a few hands

By Philipp Mattheis

picture alliance/dpa | Jan Woitas

Democracy and society

To tackle lines and borders

The World Cup shows that when integration and national pride go hand in hand, the outcome is a winning combination

By Daron Acemoglu

picture alliance / abaca | Jacovides Dominique/Pool/ABACA

Foreign and security policy

The illusion of quick fixes

Ukraine is back on the G7 agenda as US policy stumbles in Iran and Kyiv proves resilient

By Nickolay Kapitonenko

picture alliance / Anadolu | Stringer

Democracy and society

The rich world’s rich problem

At this G7 summit, leaders must finally realise that inequality is no side issue, but a structural crisis cutting across rich and poor countries alike

By Adriana Abdenur

picture alliance / HPIC | Zhou Zhangguo

Economy and ecology

Betting on the wrong horse

Voluntary price caps mask a long-term failure to fix today’s affordability crisis; the real issue is access, not checkout prices

By Carolina Alves