GlobalGlobal quarantine II Singapore is a poster boy in the fight against Covid-19, while existing inequalities are exacerbated in Bulgaria and Colombia By Mirco Günther, Helene Kortländer, Kristina Birke Daniels
EuropeEmergency powers are a gift to Europe’s autocrats In Hungary, open-ended restrictions to combat Covid-19 may imperil democracy. The EU must show its ability to react By Paul Hockenos
GlobalHow corona broke the system The corona crisis sends shockwaves through political, economic and social systems. The status quo simply cannot continue By Marc Saxer
GlobalGlobal quarantine How do other countries react to the outbreak of the coronavirus? Dispatches from Russia, Vietnam and Argentina By
AsiaThe COVID-19 debt deluge The pandemic may have already set the stage for a debt meltdown, starting in Asia's emerging and developing economies By Jayati Ghosh
GlobalThe corona crisis will define our era The pandemic has highlighted the frailties of a short-sighted and hyper-individualistic social system By Karin Pettersson
Future of social democracy‘Never Trump’ Republicans will support Biden, not Sanders Right-of-centre voters are open to voting for a moderate Democrat. They have been helping one in the primaries By Sarah Longwell
EuropePutin: President in perpetuity? Putin's constitutional coup ensures that he could remain in power until 2036. But Russia's young generation wants change By Peer Teschendorf
North AmericaPresident Trump is unfit for this crisis. Period. The coronavirus is no longer just a public health crisis. It’s a crisis of transparency and government legitimacy By Jennifer Senior
EuropeSlovakia's politics turned upside down Slovaks are fed up with the criminal nexus between politics, judiciary and unscrupulous businessmen. That's why a protest party won the elections By Anne Seyfferth
Less hype, more power? In an age of AI anxiety, Europe’s obsession with rules may become a rare strategic advantage
Japan’s feminist reckoning In World War II, the Japanese Army forced women and girls into sexual slavery. With ‘Me too’ gaining momentum, it’s time to reckon with the past
Who owns the green transition? Europe’s decarbonisation policies risk deepening inequality unless labour is placed at their centre
