GlobalWhy global peace needs nation-states To avoid chaos in a changing world, nation-states must remain the building blocks for a stable world order By Michael von der Schulenburg
GlobalA new nuclear arms race has begun The US withdrawal from the INF Treaty puts the whole post-WWII foundation for peace and security at risk By Mikhail Gorbachev
From my bookshelfReview of ‘For a Left Populism’ In this book, political scientist Chantal Mouffe argues that populism could be the only way to reinvigorate a faltering left By Paul Hockenos
GlobalThe false hero called digitalisation It's an illusion to think digitalisation will not destroy any jobs. In fact, they might be sacrificed on the altar of competitiveness By
GlobalWhatever it takes After 2008, the left failed to end neoliberalism. Ten years on, it has to get its act together and prevent another financial crisis By Wolfgang Schroeder
GlobalClimate breakdown looms Keeping global warming within the 1.5°C will require historically unprecedented efforts By Manuela Mattheß
GlobalThe real trade deficit The EU has the power but lacks the will to ensure workers' and human rights in international trade By Clara Portela
Progressive illusionsThe liberal illusion of automatic progress Proclaiming the inevitability of human progress too often turns a blind eye to criticism of capitalism and social inequality By Nils Heisterhagen
GlobalThe siren song of left-wing populism Why European left-wing parties should not follow the path of their Latin American counterparts By Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser
GlobalWinning the war of ‘Likes’ As the internet is changing war, war is also changing the internet – and we are caught in the middle By Peter W. Singer