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The future of European defence

For years, Eastern Europe was largely seen as a back-office tech outsourcing hub. Today, Ukraine is spearheading a new wave of defence start-ups

By Bojan Stojkovski

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Riviera of ruins

Israel’s new offensive in Gaza is leading to famine and mass displacement. Germany cannot stand idly by for any longer

By Muriel Asseburg

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With eyes wide open

The escalation between India and Pakistan has put Kashmir in the global spotlight again. The conflict could become even more dangerous in the future

By Christian Wagner, Tobias Scholz

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Assad is gone, but Syria’s problems live on

As the West announces sanctions relief, Syria risks disintegration behind a veil of reform

By Lars Hauch

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A region redefined

Trump’s coercive foreign policy is accelerating US decline in Latin America and the Caribbean, opening the door to new alliances

By Guadalupe González González, Monica Hirst, Juan Gabriel Tokatlian

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The EU can pressure Netanyahu

— so why won’t it?

By Josep Borrell

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German goals, global focus

Can universal values such as solidarity and justice be compatible with national interests — or are they inevitably at odds with each other?

By Theo Rauch

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Time to match words with deeds

As global conflicts rise, UN peace missions struggle. Germany must step up its role in international security

By Patrick Rosenow, Kirsten Hartmann

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No peace (just yet)

Trump’s mediation attempt has failed, and the war continues. Will the West abandon Ukraine?

By Nickolay Kapitonenko

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The silent remnant

As Assad’s regime collapsed like a house of cards, Russia’s narrative changed. Its interests didn’t

By Ruslan Suleymanov