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Foreign and security policy

A sea of opportunities

Climate change isn’t the only threat — superpower conflicts also endanger small island states

By Oliver Hasenkamp

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Democracy and society

How a man’s world systematically neglects women

Research that excludes women is not gender-neutral, but woefully inadequate. And the consequences can be deadly

By Navika Mehta

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Democracy and society

New Caledonia in turmoil

For France, the stakes are high. The reputational damage is already palpable in the region

By Frédéric Grare

picture alliance / ASSOCIATED PRESS | Darko Vojinovic

Foreign and security policy

The great diplomatic game

When confrontation with the US looks inevitable and relations with Russia are robust, China’s focus turns to Europe

By Nickolay Kapitonenko

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Democracy and society

Our freedoms depend on press freedom

With half the world’s population casting ballots in elections this year, defending a free and independent press has perhaps never been more important

By Jodie Ginsberg

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Future of social democracy

Let them eat cake!

Billionaires shouldn't pay less tax in relative terms than the working class — this is a no-brainer, a political head-nodding issue par excellence

By Sarah Ganter

picture alliance / Zoonar | Oleksandr Latkun

Democracy and society

The case for a radical, liberal left

The democratic left should rely on the power of the word — the power of quiet reflection but also of dialogue, including arguing and listening

By Robert Misik

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Economy and ecology

Saving the planet means saving the world

Sustainability – a restraint from over-consumption – anything but the greedy capitalism that characterises the world economy is the answer

By Lisa Pelling

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Democracy and society

Post-capitalist pessimism

Post-USSR, the left has struggled to provide an alternative, while conservatism has evolved into the ‘radical right’ — leaving little hope for the future

By Robert Skidelsky

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Economy and ecology

Building the economies of the future

We need a new narrative to exploit technological opportunities, overcome political-economic constraints and sow the seeds for a greener future

By Piergiuseppe Fortunato