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Bye-bye blue helmets

Violence between the military and rebels is escalating in eastern Congo. With the UN peacekeepers due to pull out, who will fill the power vacuum?

By Manuel Wollschläger

picture alliance / Reuters| Sam Wolfe

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Europe’s waking nightmare

While Trump is busy campaigning, European leaders are faced with an unnerving question: what will happen if he becomes president again?

By Paul Mason

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Why Iran doesn’t want a war

At the heart of Iran’s aversion to a major conflict are the domestic issues that have been preoccupying the regime

By Reuel Marc Gerecht, Ray Takeyh

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Forging a green shield

While green innovations could play a pivotal role in the EU’s defence sector, the two have so far hardly been connected

By Louise van Schaik

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Navigating the nuclear abyss

While Russia suspends the New START Treaty with the US, China continues rearming. Can the demise of nuclear arms control still be averted?

By Steven Pifer

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Echoes of unity

The transatlantic relationship determines European security and global role. A second term for Biden could build on the initial progress made

By Sidonie Wetzig

picture alliance / REUTERS | Evelyn Hockstein

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America must face up to Israel’s extremism

The resettlement of Palestinians from Gaza is slowly becoming a key official policy of the Israeli government

By Michelle Goldberg

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Israel on trial

South Africa is taking Israel to the International Court of Justice. But what are the real chances of a guilty verdict?

By Kai Ambos

picture alliance / ASSOCIATED PRESS | Efrem Lukatsky

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Security in limbo

A sustainable truce will require providing Ukraine with enhanced security. The country has pinned its hopes on bilateral guarantees

By Nickolay Kapitonenko

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Germany needs to step up on Israel-Palestine

The war between Israel and Hamas has been raging for two months. Germany should do more to promote a peaceful solution to the conflict

By Knut Dethlefsen