AfricaTogo's dynasty lives on The rule of the Gnassingbé family in Togo appears unassailable. But the divided opposition also bears some responsibility By Hans-Joachim Preuss
Middle East/North AfricaThe end of the Persian perestroika In Iran, the hardliners’ time has come — and taking control of the parliament was just the first step By David Ramin Jalilvand
GlobalMoving on from Trump's plan for the Middle East The international community needs to counter Trump's so-called ‘Deal of the Century’ with its own peace initiative By Nimrod Goren
EuropeRussia’s path toward a better political capitalism Branko Milanović explains the possible thinking behind Vladimir Putin’s recent clouded constitutional announcements By Branko Milanović
Middle East/North AfricaTrump‘s piece plan Trump’s ‘deal of the century’ offers Palestinians only scattered islets of land. It will bring everything but peace to the region By Hannes Alpen
GlobalThe myth of middle-class liberalism The bourgeois are supposed to ensure open, democratic societies. In fact, historically they rarely have By David Motadel
Democracy and societyHow tax breaks undermine the SDGs Tax incentives are largely redundant, inefficient and unnecessarily erode public financing for development in the Global South By Neeti Biyani
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EuropeGeorgia's neoliberal agony In Georgia, the state has given up on development. Neoliberalism is exhausted — there's nothing left to sell or deregulate By Mate Gabitsinashvili
AfricaMozambique's post-election paradox President Filipe Nyusi won a decisive victory in Mozambique's recent elections. But this could put the country's peace at risk By Tina Hennecken Andrade