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Inequality kills

Corona will hit the Global South much harder than the North. The risk of massive political unrest and instability is looming

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Global quarantine III

Brazil's president doesn't take the coronavirus all too seriously, while Palestine and Benin must prevent the spread now

By Christoph Heuser and Hannes Alpen and Hans-Joachim Preuss

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What does Africa want from the EU?

While the EU’s new approach towards Africa may be laudable, the continent itself first needs to develop a clear vision

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Côte d'Ivoire’s big surprise?

With a voluntary handover of power, the West African country might be back on track – both economically and politically

By Thilo Schöne

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Why Nigeria knows better how to fight corona than the US

Neoliberalism decimated African countries' public healthcare. And yet they know how to fight the coronavirus effectively

By Crystal Simeoni

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Togo'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

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The 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

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Russia’s path toward a better political capitalism

Branko Milanović explains the possible thinking behind Vladimir Putin’s recent clouded constitutional announcements

By Branko Milanović

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The myth of middle-class liberalism

The bourgeois are supposed to ensure open, democratic societies. In fact, historically they rarely have

By David Motadel

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How 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