Economy and ecologyReturn to positive interest rates requires a safety net An interest hike could stifle the European economy. But inflation in the eurozone can be tempered without jeopardising recovery By Peter Bofinger
Economy and ecologyEurope’s decarbonisation plans derailed? To divest from Russian gas, the EU is importing LNG from the US. But instead of a short-term fix, it locks Europe into more fossil fuel infrastructure By Michael Davies-Venn
Economy and ecologyPoland parts from Russian energy Poland was prepared when Gazprom decided to turn off the gas supply to the country. But fully decoupling from Russian energy supply won’t be easy By Ernst Hillebrand
Economy and ecologyHow the war in Ukraine impacts global supply chains The war has strained global supply chains — from semiconductors to car parts. This calls for policies to mitigate disruptions and increase resilience By Ram Ganeshan, Tonya Boone
Economy and ecologyThe coming world order Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has upended the existing world order — and with it the global energy, production, distribution, and financial systems By Marc Saxer
Economy and ecologyThe ECB should not hike interest rates Europe’s central bank is under pressure to raise interest rates to counter rising inflation. It should resist it By Philipp Heimberger
Economy and ecologyThe EU’s green banking agenda isn’t sustainable — yet By ‘greening’ finance, the EU wants to put financial flows at the service of the transition to climate neutrality. But so far its efforts fall short By Agnieszka Smoleńska
Economy and ecologyWho should be responsible for emissions reductions? Carbon taxes disproportionally hit the poor — both in the Global North and South. Instead, climate policies should tackle the consumption of the rich By Jayati Ghosh
Economy and ecologyThe Middle East’s food crisis spells disaster As a result of the war in Ukraine, the Middle East is facing a major food crisis that could destabilise the entire region — if Europe doesn’t act now By Stefan Lukas, Marius Paradies
Economy and ecologyPutin’s war is damaging the developing world Russia’s invasion has led to increases in oil and food prices, further harming developing countries struggling to recover from the pandemic By Jayati Ghosh
Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover is a colossally bad idea Elon Musk mistakes Twitter for some sort of ‘digital town square’. In reality, it’s a global publisher that — like any other — needs to be regulated
The false promise of democratic peace The belief that democracies don’t start wars, but only dictatorships do, has been central to the Anglo-American worldview. But it is more complicated
The far-right vs. women’s rights The US Supreme Court’s imminent attack on woman’s right to an abortion is underwritten by a reactionary, sexist, and racist far-right movement