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Economy and ecology

Be careful what you wish for

While it can seem tempting to push for climate issues and progressive policies within NATO, it may not be in the Greens’ best interests

By Laurent Standaert, Beatrice Schönning

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Foreign and security policy

Full force to the Moon!

Europe must take the lead in space exploration and assert its authority in shaping the future space regulatory framework amid global challenges

By Celina Thadewaldt

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Democracy and society

Instruction manual for better governance

Step one: Put more women at the top

By Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Binaifer Nowrojee

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Foreign and security policy

Reactions to the shift to the right

All of Europe is talking about the EU elections. But what does the rest of the world think of the results? We report from Argentina, the US and Nigeria

By Svenja Blanke, Ingrid Ross, Knut Dethlefsen, Lennart Oestergaard

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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

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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