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Economy and ecology

Concrete fever

In an ever-hotter Europe, how we design our streets will become one of the defining political decisions of our time

By Javi López

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Economy and ecology

Earth’s last ownerless territory

The race for Antarctica is still guided by old ideas of sovereignty. It’s time to stop claiming and start protecting

By Florencia Davidzon

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Economy and ecology

Here he goes again

Trump’s tariff war has found a new justification. Yet if he were truly concerned about forced labour, he would address the problem at home

By Joseph E. Stiglitz

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Economy and ecology

The price that has to be paid

The world needs new tax rules. The UN might soon decide whether multinationals and the super-rich will pay their fair share

By José Antonio Ocampo

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Economy and ecology

The art of uncertainty

Like great art, the economy cannot be reduced to a single perspective. Neither can good economic policy

By Angus Armstrong

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Economy and ecology

Time for an import ban

While the EU opposes Israeli settlements in principle, its trade policy tells another story. It now has a unique chance to change course

By Muriel Asseburg, Martin Konečný

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Economy and ecology

Why neo-liberalism is not the answer

As attractive as it may seem to the likes of Chancellor Merz, to solve our current troubles, a new transformation is needed

By Marc Saxer

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Economy and ecology

Capitalism’s creature

For 250 years, the market economy promised ever-greater progress at the expense of morality. Turns out that is not what Adam Smith had in mind

By Antara Haldar

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Economy and ecology

The answer is green not guns

The Hormuz crisis triggered global shock. Australia’s response is not the military protection of trade routes but an accelerated energy transition

By Jörg Schmilewski

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Economy and ecology

Cuba’s last hand

This game of poker is ultimately about one thing — who dictates the terms for the country’s transformation

By Sandra Weiss