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Democracy and society

What progressives must relearn

Freedom is not the absence of constraints, but the collective capacity to shape what comes next

By Claes-Mikael Ståhl

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Foreign and security policy

A dagger in velvet

In Munich, Rubio softened the rhetoric, not the aim. Europe is still only useful if it submits

By Stephen Holmes

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Foreign and security policy

Power needs partners

Together, Europe and the Global South have the resources they need to uphold a rules-based international order

By Humberto Costa

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Democracy and society

The allure of darkness

Mann argued that the success of demagogues depends less on strategic brilliance than on favourable circumstances and, above all, a lack of resistance

By Grzegorz Kwiatkowski

picture alliance / NurPhoto | Morteza Nikoubazl

Work and digitalisation

Lethal blackout

Iran’s blackout – and the killing it facilitated – has been a tragedy for its people. It should also serve as a warning to Europe

By Hanna Voss, Mani Mostofi, Fereidoon Bashar

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Foreign and security policy

Peace for sale

Trump’s Board of Peace is nothing more than political theatre. Europe must tear down its curtains

By René Wildangel

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Foreign and security policy

Did Trump miscalculate this time?

The Global South is demonstrating how countries can deal with an aggressive United States

By Alexandra Sitenko

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Foreign and security policy

Canada’s Davos moment

Act together, and Carney’s speech becomes a turning point. Hesitate, and it becomes another missed warning

By Jordan Leichnitz

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Future of social democracy

Silicon Valley socialism

AI giants promise prosperity without work. But is it this easy?

By Noreena Hertz

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Foreign and security policy

More than a few acres of snow

Trump’s bid for Greenland breaks the post-war consensus. If Europe wants to stand up to the US president, it must finally learn the language of power

By Marcus Schneider