GlobalAfghanistan’s next chapter The US failed to win the war in Afghanistan and learn from past mistakes. It's time to break the cycle of unlearned lessons By Dhruva Jaishankar
Foreign and security policyEU-Mercosur: the Bolsonaro factor If Bolsonaro withdraws from the Paris Agreement, the European Parliament should reject free trade with Mercosur By Bernd Lange
Foreign and security policyHanoi hubris Kim went big and Trump went home – the US-North Korea summit was an absolute failure. But where do we go from here? By Mason Richey
GlobalThe erosion of the German-US relationship There are ways to deal with divergent interests, says German MP Metin Hakverdi, but not with conflicting values By Metin Hakverdi
GlobalThe unbearable unrealism of the present Are solutions to climate breakdown compatible with capitalism? Not really, says Paul Mason. We need a new economic model By Paul Mason
Interviews'We should not take friendships for granted' Minister of State Niels Annen talks about the threat to rules-based multilateralism and Germany’s role in the world
InterviewsI'm not lovin' it The International Labour Organization is working with McDonald’s to promote youth employment. Lukas Hochscheidt thinks that’s a bad idea
GlobalAre multinationals eclipsing nation-states? Taking back sovereignty from multinationals will require international cooperation – which has been lacking in recent years By Alessio Terzi, Stefano Marcuzzi
GlobalWhy New Zealand looks to Europe New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern explains why the EU is a natural partner in today’s challenging times By Jacinda Ardern
Future of social democracyRewriting the future of work In the age of automation, organised labour needs a new strategy – and a better narrative By Bruno Dobrusin
