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Foreign and security policy

Failing to seize the moment

European policymakers are currently not leveraging the full potential of the EU-ASEAN partnership. They should learn from Australia’s approach

By Pia Dannhauer

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Democracy and society

Most people aren’t happy with what public debate is becoming

We need to talk to those who disagree with us and find what can bridge both sides of the political spectrum instead of alienating one

By Nicolas Agostini

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Economy and ecology

Addressing gender inequality in climate response

There is a way to combat climate change and invest in programmes that empower women at the same time: taxing the ultra-rich

By Magdalena Sepúlveda

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Democracy and society

International sport: the rules of the game

European sports leaders have considerable decision-making power, but inequalities and human rights violations remain, especially in the Global South

By Ankita Anand

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Foreign and security policy

Navigating the nuclear abyss

While Russia suspends the New START Treaty with the US, China continues rearming. Can the demise of nuclear arms control still be averted?

By Steven Pifer

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Economy and ecology

Can the IMF and the World Bank really be changed?

A geopolitical bias, outdated governance and a too market-oriented framework are only some of the structural deficits of these institutions

By Jayati Ghosh

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Economy and ecology

Adapt or perish

If they want to achieve real progress, climate activists should be fundamentally rethinking the tactics of disruption

By Marco Bitschnau

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Work and digitalisation

The gatekeepers of democracy

This year’s elections are a formidable challenge to the very foundations of democracy, and social media corporations must treat them as such

By Alena Kahle, Christian Cirhigiri

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Democracy and society

Let’s rethink identity politics

We need to go back to discussing whether an idea is emancipatory — rather than the positionality of its author

By Eszter Kováts

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Economy and ecology

The conceptual roots of the Global South’s debt crisis

The widening debt crisis largely stems from a flawed multilateral system. But it also reflects the limitations of mainstream economic thinking

By Ndongo Samba Sylla