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Economy and ecology

A legacy of colonialism set the stage for the Maui wildfires

Just as a house that hasn’t been cared for properly is more exposed to bad weather, lands exploited by colonialism are now at greater risk of disaster

By Yarimar Bonilla

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Foreign and security policy

The crisis of American leadership

As liberal democracies try to address the immense challenges of this century, they must confront the Iraq War’s legacy of mistrust and division

By Chris Patten

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Democracy and society

Out-Trumping the Trump

DeSantis is considered Trump's biggest rival for the Republican presidential primaries. But for Florida's governor, it's a battle of unequal weapons

By Marco Bitschnau

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Economy and ecology

A new sheriff in monopoly town

The Biden administration has started a fight against monopolies. But it remains to be seen if they can maintain and even extend their efforts

By Steven Hill

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Democracy and society

The culture-war trap

American conservative politicians have increased their efforts to ban books on sexual and racial identity, echoing left-wing arguments about inclusion

By Ian Buruma

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Interviews

‘People have always expressed dissatisfaction but it's gotten to a dangerous level of anger’

The leader of the Canadian Social Democrats, Jagmeet Singh, on the consequences of the Ukraine war, inflation as well as polarisation in Canada

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Democracy and society

A Democrats’ sigh of relief

The Democrats' performance in this year's US midterms was a surprising success. Still, the results laid bare that nothing is certain in 2024

By Marco Bitschnau

Reuters

Democracy and society

Joe Biden knows how to use Donald Trump

Midterm elections are typically bad for the president’s party. And yet, that’s not how this election looks, at least right now

By Ezra Klein

Reuters

Democracy and society

How the ‘War on Drugs’ failed

Since its launch, 50 years ago, the ‘War on Drugs’ caused violence and environmental destruction. Colombia's President urges to rethink this policy

By Catalina Niño, Oliver Dalichau

Reuters

Economy and ecology

Why businesses misbehave

Nowadays, the myth of heroic business no longer has much purchase. Yet, the tragedy of villainous business behaviour is that it is preventable

By Daron Acemoglu