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Economy and ecology

How COP26 can keep its promises

COP26 is set to place profit over principles once more. Yet, it is not too late to turn the tide and create just, fair and equitable solutions for all

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Democracy and society

Holding multinational corporations accountable for human rights

Most Global South countries support a UN treaty on multinational companies’ responsibility to uphold human rights. The US and EU need to stop ignoring it

By Carlos López

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Democracy and society

The Pandora Papers and the threat to democracy

Property laws have long been written by and for the wealthy. But the more they insist that their actions are legal, the less the public trusts the law

By Katharina Pistor

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Interviews

'Once you get left behind in the space age, you’re never catching up'

Space governance expert Timiebi Aganaba on billionaires in space, parallels with colonialism on earth, and the future space economy

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Work and digitalisation

I designed algorithms at Facebook. Here’s how to regulate them

The severe allegations by Facebook's whistleblower, Frances Haugen, shocked the world. It is time for social media channels to take responsibility

By Roddy Lindsay

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Democracy and society

Coming second in the game of life

The pandemic has shown once more that a higher accumulation of wealth can save a life. It is time to level the playing field

By Kate Pickett

Foreign and security policy

'We won’t get anywhere without China'

To create a safe and sustainable future, we need to find ways how to cooperate with China, explains Germany's former foreign minister Sigmar Gabriel

By Sigmar Gabriel

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Foreign and security policy

The price of American hegemony in Asia

With AUKUS, the US gets serious about containing China. But Australia and Europe should ask themselves if US primacy in Asia is a worthwhile goal

By Sam Roggeveen

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Foreign and security policy

How the world looks at the German elections

China looks to Germany for its influence in Europe, South Africa hopes for continuity, and Russia doesn't think bilateral relations will improve now

By Alexander Kallweit, Uta Dirksen, Peer Teschendorf

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Economy and ecology

We must resist corporate greenwashing

Agricultural land has become a prized investment for corporations to greenwash their operations — at the risk of exacerbating hunger worldwide

By Astrud Beringer