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Democracy and society

Let Afghan women lead

Progress on women’s rights and representation is stalling. And the prospects for improvement appear bleak

By Palwasha Hassan, Shafiqa Khpalwak

picture alliance / REUTERS | Carlos Barria

Future of social democracy

When profits Trump principles

The era of the ‘do-good’ American CEOs is over. The EU must brace itself for US-style corporate conservatism arriving on its shores

By Nyasha Bhobo

picture alliance/AP Photo | Lefteris Pitarakis

Foreign and security policy

When one door closes, another opens

By freezing the funding of USAID, the country is abdicating its responsibility — creating opportunities for others

By Melissa Conley Tyler, Grant Wyeth

Frédéric Bazille - Bazille’s Studio

Democracy and society

The lost art of collaboration

Amid growing polarisation, trust and cooperation seem all but forgotten. To reconnect with them, we should learn from artists

By Vanessa Badré

picture alliance / Pacific Press | Michael Debets

Foreign and security policy

‘He who comes too late is punished by life’

Rather than lamenting the perceived irrationality, corruption or indecency of Team Trump, Europeans must recognise what is truly at stake

By Marc Saxer

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Future of social democracy

Decommodify electricity

To achieve the green transition, actors in the private and public sectors must face the simple reality — its not all about profits

By Jayati Ghosh

picture alliance / REUTERS | AKHTAR SOOMRO

Democracy and society

Who will fill the gap?

The planned withdrawal of US development aid is causing irritation and uncertainty. We report from South Africa, Nepal and Georgia

By Uta Dirksen, Natalia Figge, Marcel Röthig

picture alliance / AP | Peter Dejong

Economy and ecology

Climate change isn’t sexist…

… but the way we talk about it is

By Ronja Köster

picture alliance / AP | Eugene Garcia

Economy and ecology

Accounting for apocalypse

Treating climate finance as charity rather than necessary investment is a fatal miscalculation

By Kamo Sende

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Democracy and society

How to keep your own soul safe in the dark

More and more I find it hard not to ask the question I have spent my adult life avoiding: What is the point of even trying?

By Margaret Renkl