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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

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Future of social democracy

Universalism is a dream

But not an impossible one

By Kaushik Basu

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Democracy and society

The year that could be

Hope no longer dazzles. Its power lies in persistence, in acting as if change is possible

By Lea Ypi

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Interviews

‘This is a problem with a solution’

The super-rich often escape taxation. Economist Gabriel Zucman explains why and how a minimum tax could fix it

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Democracy and society

Who owns belonging?

Why we need an inclusive national narrative

By Filip Milačić