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Democracy and society

Australia’s vote echoes beyond its borders

Albanese triumphs in Australia, thanks in part to Trump. The social democratic election victory means stability in uncertain times

By Andreas Radtke

picture alliance / AP | Andreea Alexandru

Democracy and society

A torn civic fabric

Can the Catholic Church stitch together what politics has ripped apart?

By Austen Ivereigh

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Future of social democracy

Made in chaos

The industrial heartlands of the Global South are bracing for impact. Trump’s tariff gamble might spark the fiercest class struggles in decades

By Paul Mason

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Foreign and security policy

Brussel’s new crush

The EU is making eyes at Central Asia. Is it a match made in diplomacy?

By Alexandra Sitenko

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Work and digitalisation

Two models for agentic AI

AI ‘agents’ are coming, whether we are ready or not. There can be little doubt that this development will be transformative — for better or worse

By Daron Acemoglu

picture alliance / ZUMAPRESS.com | Nikolas Georgiou

Democracy and society

Demand tolerance, not love

A shift in the demands and objectives of the human rights project has led activists to adopt a sanctimonious tone — fuelling the anti-rights backlash

By Nicolas Agostini

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Economy and ecology

Standing tall as the winds howl

Not the right of the strong, but the strength of the law must prevail in the political arena – this applies particularly to trade policy

By Daniela Iller, Yvonne Bartmann

picture alliance / ASSOCIATED PRESS | Evgeniy Maloletka

Democracy and society

The financial well is empty — who pours next

With USAID gone, can local initiatives in Georgia, Ukraine, and Moldova stay afloat?

By Karen Madoian

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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