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Foreign and security policy

Western disunity over China

At the G7 Summit in Germany, the West was trying to demonstrate unity. Yet the idyllic image quickly started to crack at the mention of China

By Felix Lee

Reuters

Economy and ecology

The G7 infrastructure plan has to avoid China’s mistakes

The G7 has announced to invest $600bn for infrastructure development in the Global South by 2027. But it should learn from China’s New Silk Road

By Sunit Bagree

Pxhere

Foreign and security policy

Stigmatise nuclear weapons!

The Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons was a signal at the right time. Nuclear threats are unacceptable

By Anne Balzer

Pexels

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

Wikimedia

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

Pexels

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

Reuters

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

Pexels

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

Pexels

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

Reuters

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