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Economy and ecology

An oily aftertaste

At COP28, countries reached an agreement on moving away from fossil fuels. Whether this will be enough remains to be seen

By Olha Boiko

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Economy and ecology

Hard truths about green industrial policy

Governments are adopting industrial policies to speed up the green transition. But their underlying win-win narrative obscures the associated risks

By Ilias Alami, Jack Copley, Alexis Moraitis

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Economy and ecology

Gaza: A litmus test for COP28

As seen with the Ukraine war, conflicts often shift priorities away from climate. Instability could see climate efforts shelved in favour of security

By Karim Elgendy

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Future of social democracy

Fair taxation for all

The Global South wants to strengthen the role of the UN in global tax policy. But the North is united in its opposition

By Sarah Ganter

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Democracy and society

Unfreezing the frames: media diversity in Europe

We need greater equity when it comes to reporting — minority-world news outlets cannot keep refusing to work with majority-world journalists

By Ankita Anand

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Democracy and society

What the EU can learn from Africa

Many African countries are mainstreaming migration governance for greater coherence and inclusivity. Europe can draw some valuable lessons from this

By Felicity Okoth

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Economy and ecology

What steel decarbonisation needs

Steel could become the poster child of the circular economy, but only if governments introduce proper policies targeting each step in the supply chain

By Chris Bataille, Gernot Wagner

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Democracy and society

A new world order: from warring states to citizens

A new multilateralism must embody the values of Asia, Africa and Latin America, alongside the West. But above all, it has to restate universalism

By Paul Mason

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Foreign and security policy

The world of tomorrow

To prevent a global clash of civilisations, where every culture relativises the rules of coexistence, we need to stand by universalist norms

By Marc Saxer

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Economy and ecology

Global tax evasion: the good and the bad news

Targeting tax fraud has improved, but the urgency to prevent the rich from benefiting disproportionately from the system remains

By Jayati Ghosh