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Foreign and security policy

China to the rescue?

Who could soften the dire effects of the war in Ukraine on the Global South? China could — by selling its US assets and launching a special fund

By Branko Milanović

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Foreign and security policy

How Russia is trying to compete with NATO

Through the CSTO, Russia is trying to become a regional peacekeeper, but it is unlikely that the organisation can be an alternative to NATO

By Rosa Turarbekova

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Democracy and society

The paradox of inequality

Capitalism has trained us to desire ever bigger incomes. But studies shows that relative wealth matters more for well-being than absolute wealth

By Kate Pickett

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Economy and ecology

What supply chain disruptions mean for developing countries

As maritime transport freight rates reach a historic high, they drive rampant inflation — in particular in Global South countries and far away islands

By Jan Hoffmann

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Economy and ecology

Control the vampire companies

Fossil fuel companies, Big Pharma, Big Tech, and agribusinesses have all reaped huge profits in the past two years. It’s time to rein them in

By Jayati Ghosh

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From my bookshelf

Will traditional wars become rarer?

While the war in Ukraine brutally illustrates the costs of conventional warfare, non-military means are gaining a strategic role in conflicts

By Marius Müller-Hennig

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Economy and ecology

How Germany can tackle the looming global sovereign debt crisis

The high indebtedness of many developing countries could trigger a global debt crisis. But the German G7 presidency can point the way forward

By Armand Zorn

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Democracy and society

Heroes of the Apocalypse

The war in Ukraine has made it clear that we can’t go on with business as usual. This is our wakeup call to change for the better

By Slavoj Žižek

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Democracy and society

The time to support the Global South is now

The war in Ukraine has monopolised the Global North’s attention and resources when the Global South is still dealing with the effect of many crises

By Martin Schulz

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Democracy and society

The false promise of democratic peace

The belief that democracies don’t start wars, but only dictatorships do, has been central to the Anglo-American worldview. But it is more complicated

By Robert Skidelsky