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Democracy and society

Against the age of cynicism

From Trump to climate breakdown, the future looks bleak. But it is this despair that can become a force for change

By Chiara Cordelli

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Foreign and security policy

Can the US afford to leave NATO?

NATO may no longer suit America’s neo-isolationists — but leaving the Alliance would exact a price history has yet to calculate

By Nickolay Kapitonenko

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Foreign and security policy

Fear of the unarrived

Europe braces for fallout as the Middle East war fuels displacement — and revives fears of another migration ‘crisis’

By Daniel Harper

Foreign and security policy

Who will save the UN?

The election of the next UN Secretary-General is just around the corner. The future of the entire organisation will be determined by the outcome

By Matthias Jobelius

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Foreign and security policy

Is Russia losing — or playing the long game?

As allies falter, Moscow avoids war but still quietly secures influence across the Global South

By Alexandra Sitenko

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Work and digitalisation

When care becomes capital

Without urgent safeguards, financialisation risks locking care systems into a race to the bottom

By Christy Hoffman

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Future of social democracy

What kind of world do you want to live in?

The social democratic vision of a just society is currently mobilising very few people — for various reasons

By Thomas Greven

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Democracy and society

Who’s afraid of women at work?

The unease is cultural — but the effects of representation are measurable

By Bruna Borges, Fernanda Estevan

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Work and digitalisation

The battle for human attention

In the 21st century, power no longer lies only in territory, capital or technology. It lies in something far more elusive and finite

By Jacques Attali

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Foreign and security policy

How Ukraine is rewriting its role

From aid recipient to emerging security player in the Middle East

By Ihor Semivolos