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Foreign and security policy

Growth at all costs?

The choice to expand the BRICS might bring an end to the group as we know it

By Bhaso Ndzendze

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Economy and ecology

One currency to rule them all

Once again, the BRICS members are discussing the introduction of their own currency. But breaking the dollar’s dominance is unlikely

By Steffen Murau

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Foreign and security policy

The race for the Global South

Major powers can no longer enforce their national interests unilaterally or against the will of countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America

By Alexandra Sitenko

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Economy and ecology

Good governance is a bad idea

The good-governance agenda has become an existential threat. Fighting climate change is about solving problems, not checking boxes

By Katharina Pistor

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Democracy and society

Changing reintegration in a meaningful way

Reintegration assistance for migrants going home is important for the EU. And yet, it is ineffective — involving returnee initiatives can reverse that

By Sophie Meiners

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Democracy and society

The pitfalls of setting global goals

8 years on and the Sustainable Development Goals are yet to come close to scratching the surface of their aims

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Foreign and security policy

The Hydra's gambit

As thousands marched through Niger's streets, waving Russian flags, the echoes of the St. Petersburg summit resonate in distant corners of Africa

By Joana de Deus Pereira

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Economy and ecology

The global food system is broken

By reducing our reliance on chemical fertilisers, we could turn the current food crisis into a genuine opportunity

By Jayati Ghosh

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Foreign and security policy

Peeking behind the curtain of Russia’s Africa agenda

The recent Russia-Africa Summit was as much about the ‘respectable’ side of Russia’s Africa engagements as its ‘hidden’ side

By Ivan U. Klyszcz

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Democracy and society

Righting imperialism’s wrongs, past and present

To create a more equitable society, we must also address colonialism’s ongoing effects

By Nani Jansen Reventlow