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Not even the pandemic could stop a new arms race

The pandemic could have been a chance to reverse high military spending globally. Instead, we could be heading towards a new Cold War-style arms race

By Herbert Wulf

Reuters

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The Caribbean's skilful vaccine diplomacy

Many of the Caribbean's sovereign states have enough vaccines to cover their populations. They knew how to profit from international competition

By Bert Hoffmann

Reuters

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Lost an empire, not found a role

The real strategic threat to UK security is that the rules-based global order disintegrates. That's why Britain’s defence focus should be European

By Paul Mason

Reuters

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Joe Biden's war on corruption in Central America

Unlike migrants, corrupt elites in Central America had nothing to fear under Trump. Joe Biden wants to change that — and the elites are closing ranks

By Martin Reischke

Reuters

Interviews

'We've seen a big global failure in the case of Covid-19'

On 11 March last year, the WHO declared Covid-19 a global pandemic. Former CDC director Tom Frieden on whether we're better prepared for the next one

Reuters

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Europe could make good use of a new SDR allocation

As the G20 just agreed on a new allocation of special drawing rights, the IMF’s reserve asset, Europe should transfer its shares to poor countries

By Jayati Ghosh

Reuters

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A new era for the WTO?

Many Global South countries have been deeply disappointed by the crisis-stricken WTO. Its new director-general, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, hopes to fix it

By Yvonne Bartmann

Reuters

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Europe’s ambitious parochialism

While the EU's response to Covid-19 expresses solidarity within Europe, it's falling short of delivering international solidarity

By Jayati Ghosh

Reuters

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We need raw material diplomacy, not conflict

Trade in valuable minerals often fuels violent conflicts. The EU's new approach to raw material diplomacy could change that

By Günther Maihold

Reuters

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How we can reach transatlantic agreement on Nord Stream 2

The dispute about gas imports from the east is neither new nor insoluble. The new US Secretary of State Blinken already mapped out a solution in 1987

By Nils Schmid