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Interviews

‘Amazon is feeling the pressure’

General Secretary of UNI Global Union, Christy Hoffman, sheds light on Amazon’s unionization battles worldwide

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Democracy and society

What Iran gained from the Columbia University crackdowns

Amid recent pro-Palestine campus protests in the US, Iran has emerged as an unlikely cheerleader in a bid to divert attention from its own regime

By Kourosh Ziabari

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Democracy and society

Crisis of the liberal order

Global institutions such as the International Criminal Court are being widely criticised. Yet, they are sorely needed in times of great power rivalry

By Rolf Mützenich

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Foreign and security policy

Who speaks for the Pacific?

As the Pacific Islands Forum came to an end, the underlying questions remain: who has a voice and legitimacy to influence the region, and who doesn’t

By Kerryn Baker, Theresa Meki

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Foreign and security policy

Menu à la Kyiv from Indian PM Modi

Never before was being relevant in a peace process in Europe so important. Modi’s Ukraine visit was an arm of cooperation stretched to Eastern Europe

By Mridula Ghosh

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Economy and ecology

Neoliberalism is dead, long live national security

Geopolitical competition is reshaping the global economy, forcing countries to rethink their development strategies amid growing fragmentation

By Marc Saxer

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Foreign and security policy

What does the Global South want?

The great powers are unable to see the new realities of the vast middle, mainly because the Global South remains an enigma they do not understand

By Sarang Shidore

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Foreign and security policy

Recommitting to pandemic preparedness

New pandemics are almost certain to happen. But the world continues in a familiar cycle of panic and neglect as the lessons of Covid-19 are fading

By Gro Harlem Brundtland

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Foreign and security policy

One more to join the BRICS?

While favouring both China and Russia, Azerbaijan remains aloof from democracy and human rights - more so than ever before

By Bahruz Samadov

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Democracy and society

The many (ugly) faces of migration diplomacy

Does migration diplomacy help or hinder migrants’ rights? The answer could depend on future power dynamics

By Jennifer Vallentine, Bram Frouws, Roberto Forin