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Work and digitalisation

'More justice for workers worldwide'

Germany's binding legislation on human rights in supply chains is breaking new ground. An interview with German Minister of Labour Hubertus Heil

By Hubertus Heil

Reuters

Future of social democracy

Global vaccination V

Cuba's vaccine is almost ready — and will be offered to tourists. Turkey's campaign progresses quickly, while Kenya suffers from the global shortage

By Yesko Quiroga, Bastian Schulz, Felix Schmidt

Reuters

Foreign and security policy

Europe’s ambitious parochialism

While the EU's response to Covid-19 expresses solidarity within Europe, it's falling short of delivering international solidarity

By Jayati Ghosh

Reuters

Future of social democracy

Bitcoin lacks a unique selling proposition

Bitcoin’s Achilles heel is that it could be easily replaced by the around 8,000 other cryptocurrencies

By Peter Bofinger

Reuters

Foreign and security policy

We need raw material diplomacy, not conflict

Trade in valuable minerals often fuels violent conflicts. The EU's new approach to raw material diplomacy could change that

By Günther Maihold

Reuters

Foreign and security policy

How we can reach transatlantic agreement on Nord Stream 2

The dispute about gas imports from the east is neither new nor insoluble. The new US Secretary of State Blinken already mapped out a solution in 1987

By Nils Schmid

Reuters

Future of social democracy

Global vaccination IV

Global vaccine fatigue is talking hold — before vaccinations have even started. Dispatches from Hungary, Senegal and Japan

By Beate Martin, Thomas Mättig, Sven Saaler

Reuters

Foreign and security policy

We should still be worried about a second cold war

Whether they admit it or not, many in the US establishment are following in Trump’s footsteps with their anti-China policy

By Branko Milanović

NASA

Future of social democracy

From moonshots to earthshots

To overcome the big crises of our time, we need a mission-oriented entrepreneurial state. The Apollo programme showed how this can work

By Mariana Mazzucato

Reuters

Foreign and security policy

The Iran Deal's 'You First' dilemma

Both Washington and Tehran are caught up in mutually exclusive demands — namely that the other should move first

By Cornelius Adebahr